Strong's H2928 (Hebrew)

Hebrew: טֶלֶם (Ṭelem)

Pronunciation: teh'-lem

Morphology: n-pr-m n-pr-loc

Part of Speech: n pr m, n pr loc

Name Meaning: Telem = "oppression"

Derivation: from an unused root meaning to break up or treat violently; oppression;

Definition: Telem, the name of a place in Idumaea, also of a temple doorkeeper

KJV Renderings: Telem.

Senses

1. a gatekeeper among the returning exiles in the time of Ezra
2. one of the cities in the extreme south of Judah in the Negeb

Sources. The definition, derivation and KJV renderings are James Strong's own wording from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890) — public domain. The numbered senses and the Hebrew–Greek cross-references are the editorial work of the OpenScriptures Strong's dictionary, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0; their sense-outline conventions match the Outline of Biblical Usage (Online Bible, Larry Pierce), noted as a convention match rather than a documented claim.