Tanchum | Imamother

etky

Wed, Aug 25 2021, 2:42 am

amother [ Mintcream ] wrote:

Never heard of it. MO Israeli.

Same. Never heard of it as a name in modern use.
My primary association with the name would be Midrash Tanchuma - named after R' Tanchuma bar Aba, an Amora from the Land of Israel.
I don't really care for the name personally because it evokes the word 'tanchumim' which is condolences.

finallyamommy

Wed, Aug 25 2021, 3:03 am

amother [ Amber ] wrote:

Grammatically- Tanchum means consolation, Menachem means one who gives consolation, and Nachum is one who is or has been consoled. Nachum is a name in Tanach. The others are nouns that have been made into names.

I think they are all lovely names.

Menachem is also a name in Tanach. Melachim Beis 15:14.

amother

Whitewash

Wed, Aug 25 2021, 3:10 am

The rabbi I know whose name is Tanchum/Tani is actually MO/DL from an American family.

amother

Amber

Wed, Aug 25 2021, 3:15 am

finallyamommy wrote:

Menachem is also a name in Tanach. Melachim Beis 15:14.

You're right, thanks!

amother

Wed, Aug 25 2021, 9:02 am

OP here, thank you ladies for these responses! It sounds like the name is considered somewhat atypical but not completely unique.

amother

Wed, Aug 25 2021, 9:02 am

Hashem_Yaazor wrote:

Name of a character in Hidden by Rochel Istrin. I don't think it's relevant but I assume it must have been a name used by that demographic in that time period....

I'm not familiar with this book, what time period and demographic is it?

amother

Wed, Aug 25 2021, 9:03 am

amother [ Amber ] wrote:

This makes sense, thank you.

Hashem_Yaazor

Wed, Aug 25 2021, 10:02 am

amother [ OP ] wrote:

I'm not familiar with this book, what time period and demographic is it?

Kid born about 30 years prior to WWII, Polish chasidim I think? Don't remember exactly.

amother

Wed, Aug 25 2021, 10:25 am

Hashem_Yaazor wrote:

Kid born about 30 years prior to WWII, Polish chasidim I think? Don't remember exactly.

Interesting, thank you.

keym

Wed, Aug 25 2021, 10:31 am

amother [ Amber ] wrote:

Nachum was a Navi.
Menachem was a Melech Yisroel. And also a Tana
Tanchum was a Tana.

https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/.....D7%9D

https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/.....D7%9D