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Strong H29282 sensesטֶ֫לֶם

Telem

Transliteration
ţelem
Pronunciation
teh'-lem

Meaning of the name

Telem = "oppression"

The 2 senses of Strong H2928

The lexicon tells 2 senses apart under this number. In the Bible, each word leads to the one it has in its verse. Strong H2928 appears in 2 verses of the KJV, all senses together.

  1. Town in the Negev region of JudahH2928G1 verse · Joshua
  2. Temple servant who married a foreign wifeH2928H1 verse · Ezra

General definition

From an unused root meaning to break up or treat violently;
oppression;
{Telem} the name of a place in {Idumaea} also of a temple doorkeeper: - Telem.

In the Bible

Translated in the KJV by

  • telem2

First verses

  1. Joshua 15:24
    Ziph, and Telem, and Bealoth,
  2. Ezra 10:24
    Of the singers also; Eliashib: and of the porters; Shallum, and Telem, and Uri.