tan.chu.met is a personal name used to identify Seraiah as its son’s father in two narrative lists.

The term is attested as a personal name in the patronymic phrase identifying Seraiah: in both occurrences, Seraiah is named as its son.

1. Personal name in Seraiah’s patronymic · dominant

   The form is tagged as a proper noun in both occurrences and identifies Seraiah through a father-son relation. In 2 Kings 25:23 the APB renders the list as “Seraiah son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite,” while in Jeremiah 40:8 it renders “Seraiah son of Tanhumeth” among those who came to Gedaliah.

   2 Kings 25:23Jeremiah 40:8

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term as “Tanhumeth” in both verses, within Seraiah’s patronymic identification. This reflects the clause-level presentation rather than an independent lexical rendering.