Tidal
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Tidal (2 Occurrences)

Genesis 14:1 It happened in the days of Amraphel, king of Shinar, Arioch, king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer, king of Elam, and Tidal, king of Goiim, (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Genesis 14:9 against Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of Goiim, and Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar; four kings against the five. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Thesaurus
Tidal (2 Occurrences)
... (a.) Of or pertaining to tides; caused by tides; having tides; periodically rising
and falling, or following and ebbing; as, tidal waters. Int. ...TIDAL. ...
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Amraphel (2 Occurrences)
... king of Shinar (Babylonia), who fought against the cities of the plain, in alliance
with Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of ...
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Chedorlaomer (5 Occurrences)
... enumerates among the enemies of Khammu-rabi, Kudur-Lagamar ("the servant of the
goddess Lagamar") or Chedorlaomer, Eri-Aku or Arioch, and Tudkhula or Tidal. ...
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Goiim (3 Occurrences)
... In Genesis 14:1 where the King James Version has "Tidal, king of nations," the Revised
Version (British and American) retains in the text the Hebrew "Goiim" as ...
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Eriaku
... for Kudurlachbgomar, ie Chedorlaomer), and Tud-chul, 1 (NOTE: 1 Written Tudchula,
but the syllabaries indicate the final a as silent.) the Biblical Tidal. ...
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Eri-aku
... for Kudurlachbgomar, ie Chedorlaomer), and Tud-chul, 1 (NOTE: 1 Written Tudchula,
but the syllabaries indicate the final a as silent.) the Biblical Tidal. ...
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Hammurabi
... Palestine: Unfortunately none of the documents referring to his reign makes mention
of his attack, in company with the armies of Chedorlaomer, Tidal and Arioch ...
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Goyim (7 Occurrences)
... Genesis 14:1 And it cometh to pass in the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch
king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of Goyim, (YLT). ...
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Goi'im (3 Occurrences)
... Genesis 14:1 And it came to pass in the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch
king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of Goiim, (See RSV). ...
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Ella'sar (2 Occurrences)
... Genesis 14:1 And it came to pass in the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch
king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of Goiim, (See RSV). ...
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Hitchcock's Bible Names
Tidal

that breaks the yoke; knowledge of elevation

Smith's Bible Dictionary
Tidal

(great son) is mentioned only in (Genesis 14:1,9) (B.C. about 1900.) He is called "king of nations," from which we may conclude that he was a chief over various nomadic tribes who inhabited different portions of Mesopotamia at different seasons of the year, as do the Arabs at the present day.

ATS Bible Dictionary
Tidal

Apparently the chief of several allied tribes, with whom he joined Chedorlaomer in the invasion of the vale of Siddim, Mount Seir, etc., and was defeated by Abraham, Genesis 14:1-6.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
TIDAL

ti'-dal (tidh`al; Thalga, Thalgal, Codex E, Thargal):

1. The Name and Its Forms:

Tidal is mentioned in Genesis 14:1, 9 in the account of the expedition of Chedorlaomer of Elam, with his allies, Amraphel of Shinar (Babylonia), Arioch of Ellasar, and Tidal, who is called "king of nations" (the King James Version) (goyim, Targum `ammin). Whether the last-named took part in this expedition as one of Chedorlaomer's vassals or not is unknown. The Greek form possibly prints to an earlier pronunciation Tadgal.

2. Its Babylonian Equivalent:

The only name in the cuneiform inscriptions resembling Tidal is Tudhula, or, as it was probably later pronounced, Tudhul. This, from its form, might be Sumerian, meaning "evil progeny," or the like. In addition to the improbability of a name with such a signification, however, his title "king of goyim," or "nations," in Genesis 14:1, presupposes a ruler of another race.

3. The Babylonian Tudhula and His Time:

The inscription in which the name Tudhula occurs is one of three of late date (4th to 3rd century B.C.), all referring, apparently, to the same historical period. The text in question (Sp. iii.2) is of unbaked clay, and is broken and defaced. After referring to a ruler who did not maintain the temples, Durmah-ilani son of Eri-Aku (Arioch) is referred to, appatently as one who ravaged the country, and "waters (came) over Babylon and E-sagila," its great temple. The words which follow suggest that Durmah-ilani was slain by his son, after which a new invader appeared, who would seem to have been Tudhula, son of Gazza(ni?). He likewise ravaged the land, and floods again invaded Babylon and E-sagila. To all appearance he met with the fate which overtook Durmah-ilani-death at the hands of his son, who "smote his head." Then came the Elamite, apparently Chedorlaomer, who was likewise slain. This inscription, therefore, gave historical quotations of the fate which overtook those who were regarded as enemas of the gods.

4. Doubts as to His Identity:

Though we have here the long-sought name of Tidal, it may legitimately be doubted whether this personage was the ruler of that name mentioned in Genesis 14. The "nations" (goyim) which he ruled are regarded by Sayce as having been wandering hordes (umman manda), probably Medes. On the other hand, the occurrence of the name Dudhalia, son of Hattusil (Khetasir), contemporary of Rameses II, in the inscriptions found at Hattu, the capital of the Hittites, suggests that that extensive confederation may have been the "nations" referred to. In other words, Tidal or Tudhula (for Dudhalia) was an earlier ruler bearing the same name as Hattusil's son.

5. Probably a Hittite:

If he be, as is possible, the same personage as is mentioned in Genesis 14, he must have fought against Arioch's son, conquered his domains and been killed, in his turn, by either the Biblical Chedorlaomer or another Elamite ruler beaming the same or a similar name. See AMRAPHEL; ARIOCH; CHEDORLAOMER; ERI-AKU; NATIONS.

Easton's Bible Dictionary
(in the LXX. called "Thorgal"), styled the "king of nations" (Genesis 14:1-9). Mentioned as Tudkhula on Arioch's brick (see facing page 139). Goyyim, translated "nations," is the country called Gutium, east of Tigris and north of Elam.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
(a.) Of or pertaining to tides; caused by tides; having tides; periodically rising and falling, or following and ebbing; as, tidal waters.
Strong's Hebrew
8413. Tidal -- perhaps a Canaanite king
... << 8412, 8413. Tidal. 8414 >>. perhaps a Canaanite king. Transliteration:
Tidal Phonetic Spelling: (tid-awl') Short Definition: Tidal. ...
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8414. tohu -- formlessness, confusion, unreality, emptiness
... meaningless arguments (1), nothing (2), waste (3), waste place (2). Tidal.
From an unused root meaning to lie waste; a desolation ...
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