טֶ֫לֶם

te.lemNounH2928

Telem

From: from an unused root meaning to break up or treat violently; oppression;

Short Definition

Telem, the name of a place in Idumaea, also of a temple doorkeeper

Full Lexicon Entry

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

Grammar

Part of Speech Noun

Morphology N:N--L

DescriptionN:N--L

Occurrences

2 times

Appears 2 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Ezra
1
Joshua
1

Key Passages

  • Ezra 10:24
  • Joshua 15:24

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Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.