Strong's Hebrew · H2928

H2928 Ṭelem

טֶלֶם

teh'-lem

Telem

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Ṭelem appears twice in Scripture, in Joshua 15:24 and Ezra 10:24. In the Doxa app, open each of these verses, keep your notes on them, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.

Definition

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

In the King James Version

Telem.

Derivation

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

Appears 2 times in Scripture

Joshua 15:24

“Ziph, Telem, Bealoth,”

Ezra 10:24

“From the singers: Eliashib. From the gatekeepers: Shallum, Telem, and Uri.”

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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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