A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at 1Ch.9.17 § Talmon = "oppressor" 1) the head of a family of doorkeepers in the temple; some of his descendants returned from exile with Zerubbabel and were employed in their hereditary office in the days of Nehemiah and Ezra 1a) possibly two other doorkeepers in the time of Nehemiah
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H2929 — טַלְמוֹן
tal.mon · Talmon · Hebrew/Aramaic
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1 Chronicles 9:17 · וְטַלְמֹ֖ןThese were the gatekeepers: Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their relatives. Shallum was their chief;Ezra 2:42 · טַלְמ֣וֹןThe gatekeepers: the descendants of Shallum, the descendants of Ater, the descendants of Talmon, the descendants of Akkub, the descendants of Hatita, and the descendants of Shobai, 139 in all.Nehemiah 7:45 · טַלְמֹ֣ןThe gatekeepers: the descendants of Shallum, the descendants of Ater, the descendants of Talmon, the descendants of Akkub, the descendants of Hatita, and the descendants of Shobai, 138 in all.Nehemiah 11:19 · טַלְמ֔וֹןAnd the gatekeepers: Akkub, Talmon, and their associates, who kept watch at the gates—172 men.Nehemiah 12:25 · טַלְמ֣וֹןMattaniah, Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, and Akkub were gatekeepers who guarded the storerooms at the gates.