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, for the LORD thy God: and it shall be an heap for ever; it shall not be built again.Joshua 8:28 · תֵּל־And Joshua burnt Ai, and made it an heap for ever, [even] a desolation unto this day.Joshua 11:13 · תִּלָּ֔םBut [as for] the cities that stood still in their strength, Israel burned none of them, save Hazor only; [that] did Joshua burn.Jeremiah 30:18 · תִּלָּ֔הּThus saith the LORD; Behold, I will bring again the captivity of Jacob’s tents, and have mercy on his dwellingplaces; and the city shall be builded upon her own heap, and the palace shall remain after the manner thereof.Jeremiah 49:2 · לְתֵ֣לTherefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will cause an alarm of war to be heard in Rabbah of the Ammonites; and it shall be a desolate heap, and her daughters shall be burned with fire: then shall Israel be heir unto them that were his heirs, saith the LORD.