8520. Telach
Strong's Lexicon
Telach: Telah

Original Word: תֶּלַח
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration: Telach
Pronunciation: TEH-lakh
Phonetic Spelling: (teh'-lakh)
Definition: Telah
Meaning: Telach

Word Origin: Derived from an uncertain root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for Telach, as it is a specific Hebrew name. However, genealogical names in the Septuagint (the Greek translation of the Old Testament) are often transliterated directly from Hebrew.

Usage: Telach is a proper noun used in the Hebrew Bible to refer to a specific individual. It is a name found in genealogical records, indicating its use as a personal name within the context of Israelite history.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the ancient Near Eastern context, names often held significant meaning and were sometimes indicative of familial lineage, tribal affiliation, or personal characteristics. Genealogies were crucial for establishing identity, inheritance rights, and fulfilling covenantal promises. The name Telach appears in the genealogical records of the post-exilic community, reflecting the importance of maintaining lineage and identity after the Babylonian exile.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
of uncertain derivation
Definition
an Ephraimite
NASB Translation
Telah (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
תֶּ֫לַח proper name, masculine in Ephraim; — 1 Chronicles 7:25; Θαλε(ες), Θαλα.

I. תלל (apparently √ of following; Late Hebrew תֵּל heap, תְּלוֺלִית hill; ᵑ7J תָּלִיל lofty; Arabic , Syriac mound; = (perhaps) Old Aramaic תלי CISii. No. 111 Lzb386 SAC120; Jen in BrockSyr.Lex. thinks תֵּל Assyrian loan-word from tîlu, ruin-heep, mound).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Telah

Probably from an unused root meaning to dissever; breach; Telach, an Israelite -- Telah.

Forms and Transliterations
וְתֶ֛לַח ותלח veTelach wə·ṯe·laḥ wəṯelaḥ
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Englishman's Concordance
1 Chronicles 7:25
HEB: בְּנ֗וֹ וְרֶ֧שֶׁף וְתֶ֛לַח בְּנ֖וֹ וְתַ֥חַן
NAS: [along] with Resheph, Telah his son,
KJV: also Resheph, and Telah his son,
INT: was his son Resheph Telah his son Tahan

1 Occurrence

Strong's Hebrew 8520
1 Occurrence


wə·ṯe·laḥ — 1 Occ.















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