1) mound, heap, heap of ruins 1a) mound (of ruin-heap of city) 1b) mound, hill (of elevation on which city stood)
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H8510 — תֵּל
tel · mound · Hebrew/Aramaic
5 tagged verse occurrences
Deuteronomy 13:16 · תֵּ֣לAnd thou shalt gather all the spoil of it into the midst of the street thereof, and shalt burn with fire the city, and all the spoil thereof every whit, unto Jehovah thy God: and it shall be a heap for ever; it shall not be built again.Joshua 8:28 · תֵּל־So Joshua burnt Ai, and made it a heap for ever, even a desolation, unto this day.Joshua 11:13 · תִּלָּ֔םBut as for the cities that stood on their mounds, Israel burned none of them, save Hazor only; that did Joshua burn.Jeremiah 30:18 · תִּלָּ֔הּThus saith Jehovah: Behold, I will turn again the captivity of Jacob’s tents, and have compassion on his dwelling-places; and the city shall be builded upon its own hill, and the palace shall be inhabited after its own manner.Jeremiah 49:2 · לְתֵ֣לTherefore, behold, the days come, saith Jehovah, that I will cause an alarm of war to be heard against Rabbah of the children of Ammon; and it shall become a desolate heap, and her daughters shall be burned with fire: then shall Israel possess them that did possess him, saith Jehovah.