HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2928
טֶ֫לֶם
te.lem — Telem
§ Telem = "oppression" one of the cities in the extreme south of Judah in the Negeb
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Telem
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2128
זִיף
ziph — Ziph
§ Ziph = "battlement" a city in southern Judah, between Ithnan and Telem
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Oppression. (1.) A porter of the temple in the time of Ezra (10:24). (2.) A town in the southern border of Judah (Josh. 15:24); probably the same as Telaim.
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.