Ṭelem — H2928

Definition

masculine proper noun

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

1. Telem = "oppression"
2. n pr m
3. a gatekeeper among the returning exiles in the time of Ezra
4. n pr loc
5. one of the cities in the extreme south of Judah in the Negeb

Usually translated as

Telem

Origin

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

Occurrences

Ṭelem occurs 2 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Joshua (1), Ezra (1)

• Joshua 15:24 — Ziph, and Telem (וָטֶ֖לֶם), and Bealoth,
• Ezra 10:24 — Of the singers also; Eliashib: and of the porters; Shallum, and Telem (וָטֶ֖לֶם), and Uri.