תַּלְמַיTalmay
Talmai, the name of a Canaanite and a Syrian
Pronunciation: tal-mah'-ee · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H8526
Meanings
1. king of Geshur, father-in-law of David (2 Samuel 3:3; 2 Samuel 13:37; 1 Chronicles 3:2)
2. a son of `Anak (Numbers 13:22; Joshua 15:14; Judges 1:10)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 6 times in the Bible.
- Numbers 13:22 Going north, they passed through the Negev and arrived at Hebron, where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai—all descendants of Anak—lived. (The ancient town of Hebron was founded seven years before the Egyptian city of Zoan.)
- Joshua 15:14 Caleb drove out the three groups of Anakites—the descendants of Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai, the sons of Anak.
- Judges 1:10 Judah marched against the Canaanites in Hebron (formerly called Kiriath-arba), defeating the forces of Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai.
- 2 Samuel 3:3 The second was Daniel, whose mother was Abigail, the widow of Nabal from Carmel. The third was Absalom, whose mother was Maacah, the daughter of Talmai, king of Geshur.
- 2 Samuel 13:37 And David mourned many days for his son Amnon. Absalom fled to his grandfather, Talmai son of Ammihud, the king of Geshur.
- 1 Chronicles 3:2 The third was Absalom, whose mother was Maacah, the daughter of Talmai, king of Geshur. The fourth was Adonijah, whose mother was Haggith.
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).