Quick Definition
Telem
Biblical Persons & Places
Telem
Man living at the time of Exile and Return
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Ezr.10.24;
only referred to as Telem (טֶ֫לֶם).
Telem
Telem= near Beersheba (Beersheba@Gen.21.14-Amo=H0884)
A location near Beersheba only mentioned at Jos.15.24;
only referred to as Telem (טֶ֫לֶם).
Strong's Definition
Telem, the name of a place in Idumaea, also of a temple doorkeeper
Derivation: from an unused root meaning to break up or treat violently; oppression;
KJV Usage: Telem.
Outline of Biblical Usage
Telem = "oppression"
n pr m
1) a gatekeeper among the returning exiles in the time of Ezra
n pr loc
2) one of the cities in the extreme south of Judah in the Negeb
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
§ Telem = "oppression"
one of the cities in the extreme south of Judah in the Negeb
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
טֶלֶם
ṭelem
BDB Definition:
Telem = oppression
1) a gatekeeper among the returning exiles in the time of Ezra (noun proper masculine)
2) one of the cities in the extreme south of Judah in the Negeb (noun proper locative)
Part of Speech: see above in Definition
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: from an unused root meaning to break up or treat violently
Total KJV Occurrences: 2