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 all its spoil thou dost gather unto the midst of its broad place, and hast burned with fire the city and all its spoil completely, before Jehovah thy God, and it hath been a heap age-during, it is not built any more;Joshua 8:28 · תֵּל־And Joshua burneth Ai, and maketh it a heap age-during—a desolation unto this day;Joshua 11:13 · תִּלָּ֔םOnly, all the cities which are standing by their hill, Israel hath not burned them, save Hazor only, it hath Joshua burnt;Jeremiah 30:18 · תִּלָּ֔הּThus said Jehovah: Lo, I turn back to the captivity of the tents of Jacob, And his dwelling places I pity, And the city hath been built on its heap, And the palace according to its ordinance remaineth.Jeremiah 49:2 · לְתֵ֣לTherefore, lo, days are coming, An affirmation of Jehovah, And I have sounded unto Rabbah of the sons of Ammon a shout of battle, And it hath been for a heap—a desolation, And her daughters with fire are burnt, And Israel hath succeeded its heirs, Said hath Jehovah.