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