Midvash

טֶלֶםṬelem

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

Pronunciation: teh'-lem · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H2928

Meanings

1. in the Negeb of Judah (Joshua 15:24; 1 Samuel 15:4; 1 Samuel 15:7)

2. one of the porters (Ezra 10:24)

Where it appears

Appears 2 times in the Bible.

  • Joshua 15:24 Ziph, Telem, Bealoth,
  • Ezra 10:24 This is the singer who was guilty: Eliashib. These are the gatekeepers who were guilty: Shallum, Telem, and Uri.

Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).