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
5 tagged verse occurrences
1 Chronicles 9:17 · וְטַלְמֹ֖ןAnd the gatekeepers are Shallum, and Akkub, and Talmon, and Ahiman, and their brethren—Shallum is the head;Ezra 2:42 · טַלְמ֣וֹןSons of the gatekeepers; sons of Shallum, sons of Ater, sons of Talmon, sons of Akkub, sons of Hatita, sons of Shobai, the whole are a hundred thirty and nine.Nehemiah 7:45 · טַלְמֹ֣ןThe gatekeepers: sons of Shallum, sons of Ater, sons of Talmon, sons of Akkub, sons of Hatita, sons of Shobai: a hundred thirty and eight.Nehemiah 11:19 · טַלְמ֔וֹןAnd the gatekeepers, Akkub, Talmon, and their brethren, those watching at the gates, are a hundred seventy and two.Nehemiah 12:25 · טַלְמ֣וֹןMattaniah, and Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, Akkub, are gatekeepers, keeping charge in the gatherings of the gates.