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HebrewH2929Proper Noun (Masculine)

טַלְמוֹן

tal.mon

5Occurrences
H2929Strong's #
Proper Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

Talmon, a temple doorkeeper

from the same as H2728 (חָרְגֹּל); oppressive;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at § Talmon = "oppressor" 1) the head of a family of doorkeepers in the temple; some of his descendants returned from exile with Zerubbabel and were employed in their hereditary office in the days of Nehemiah and a) possibly two other doorkeepers in the time of Nehemiah

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Proper Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

N:N-M-P

Full Description

Proper Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

טַלְמוֹן appears 5 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Nehemiah
3
1 Chronicles
1
Ezra
1

Key Passages

1 Chronicles 9:17BSB

These were the gatekeepers:Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their relatives.Shallum was their chief;

Ezra 2:42BSB

The gatekeepers:the descendants of Shallum,the descendants of Ater,the descendants of Talmon,the descendants of Akkub,the descendants of Hatita,and the descendants of Shobai,139 in all.

Nehemiah 11:19BSB

And the gatekeepers:Akkub, Talmon, and their associates, who kept watch at the gates—172 men.

Nehemiah 12:25BSB

Mattaniah, Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, and Akkub were gatekeepers who guarded the storerooms at the gates.

Nehemiah 7:45BSB

The gatekeepers:the descendants of Shallum,the descendants of Ater,the descendants of Talmon,the descendants of Akkub,the descendants of Hatita,and the descendants of Shobai,138 in all.

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