Original: טֶלֶם

Transliteration: Ṭelem

Phonetic: teh'-lem

Short Definition: Telem

Original: טלם

Transliteration: ṭelem

Phonetic: teh'-lem

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)

Origin: from an unused root meaning to break up or treat violently

TWOT entry: None

Part(s) of speech: Proper Name Masculine

Cognate: H2929