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Telem

טֶ֫לֶםStrong’s H2928

telem (te-lem)

Appears in 2 verses of the Old Testament

In short

Telem is the Hebrew word usually translated “telem”. It appears in 2 verses of the Old Testament.

“Ziph, and Telem, and Bealoth,”
Joshua 15:24 KJV
Meaning
  1. § Telem = "oppression"
  2. A gatekeeper among the returning exiles in the time of Ezra
  3. One of the cities in the extreme south of Judah in the Negeb
How it's translated
  • and telem 2

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Joshua 1
  • Ezra 1

2 books in all.

Explore in Scripture
Hebrew dictionary

טֶ֫לֶם telem · Telem

§ Telem = "oppression" one of the cities in the extreme south of Judah in the Negeb

טֶ֫לֶם telem · Telem

A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Ezr.10.24 § Telem = "oppression" 1) a gatekeeper among the returning exiles in the time of Ezra 2) one of the cities in the extreme south of Judah in the Negeb

From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).

Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.