2928. Telem
Strong's Lexicon
Telem: Telem

Original Word: טֶלֶם
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration: Telem
Pronunciation: TEH-lem
Phonetic Spelling: (teh'-lem)
Definition: Telem
Meaning: Telem

Word Origin: Derived from an unused root meaning to break up or to accumulate

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct Greek equivalents for the proper noun "Telem" as it is a specific Hebrew name and location.

Usage: In the Bible, "Telem" refers to a specific location and a family name. It is used to denote a place in the southern part of Judah and also as the name of a family that returned from the Babylonian exile.

Cultural and Historical Background: The name "Telem" is associated with the post-exilic period when the Israelites returned to their homeland after the Babylonian captivity. The location of Telem in Judah suggests it was part of the tribal allotments given to the descendants of Judah. The return of the family of Telem highlights the restoration of the Jewish community and their re-establishment in the land of their ancestors.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from an unused word
Definition
an Isr., also a place in the desert of Judah
NASB Translation
Telem (2).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
טֶ֫לֶם proper name, of a location or

person

1. location in the Negeb of Judah, Joshua 15:24 = טלאים 1 Samuel 15:4, read perhaps טֵלָאם We Dr. We reads טֵלָם also for חוילה 1 Samuel 15:7, compare Dr.

2. person one of the porters Ezra 10:24.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Telem

From an unused root meaning to break up or treat violently; oppression; Telem, the name of a place in Idumaea, also of a temple doorkeeper -- Telem.

Forms and Transliterations
וָטֶ֖לֶם וטלם vaTelem wā·ṭe·lem wāṭelem
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Englishman's Concordance
Joshua 15:24
HEB: זִ֥יף וָטֶ֖לֶם וּבְעָלֽוֹת׃
NAS: Ziph and Telem and Bealoth,
KJV: Ziph, and Telem, and Bealoth,
INT: Ziph and Telem and Bealoth

Ezra 10:24
HEB: הַשֹּׁ֣עֲרִ֔ים שַׁלֻּ֥ם וָטֶ֖לֶם וְאוּרִֽי׃ ס
NAS: Shallum, Telem and Uri.
KJV: Shallum, and Telem, and Uri.
INT: the gatekeepers Shallum Telem and Uri

2 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 2928
2 Occurrences


wā·ṭe·lem — 2 Occ.















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