Strong H8526H8526Hתַּלְמַי

Talmai

One of the 2 senses of Strong H8526

Transliteration
talmay
Pronunciation
tal-mah'ee
Morphology
Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.3.3;
son of: Ammihud (H5989J);
father of: Maacah (H4601I)

Meaning of the name

Talmai = "furrowed"

General definition

From H8525; ridged;
{Talmai} the name of a Canaanite and a Syrian: - Talmai.

In the biblical story

Talmai

King of Geshur; father of David's wife Maacah

Talmai was the king of Geshur and father of Maacah, one of David's wives and mother of Absalom.

In the Bible

Strong H8526H appears in 3 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • talmai3

First verses

  1. 2 Samuel 3:3
    And his second, Chileab, of Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite; and the third, Absalom the son of Maacah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur;
  2. 2 Samuel 13:37
    But Absalom fled, and went to Talmai, the son of Ammihud, king of Geshur. And David mourned for his son every day.
  3. 1 Chronicles 3:2
    The third, Absalom the son of Maachah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur: the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith:
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