What does תֵּל mean in the Bible?
תֵּל is a Hebrew word meaning "a mound".
Hebrew · H8510
תֵּל
A mound
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תֵּלH8510
What does תֵּל mean in the Bible?
תֵּל is a Hebrew word meaning "a mound".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H8510?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include a heap (1), a mound of ruins (1), heap of ruins (1), own ruins (1), their mounds (1).
Where does תֵּל appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Deuteronomy 13:16. Its strongest book concentrations include Jeremiah (2), Joshua (2), Deuteronomy (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Ita heap1×Jeremiah 49:2
a mound of ruins1×Deuteronomy 13:16
heap of ruins1×Joshua 8:28
own ruins1×Jeremiah 30:18
their mounds1×Joshua 11:13
Show sample aligned rows
Deuteronomy 13:16תֵּ֣לtoa mound of ruinsNoun - masculine singular constructJoshua 8:28תֵּל־toheap of ruinsNoun - masculine singular constructJoshua 11:13תִּלָּ֔םtotheir moundsNoun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine pluralJeremiah 30:18תִּלָּ֔הּtoown ruinsNoun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singularJeremiah 49:2לְתֵ֣לtoa heapPreposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowDeuteronomy 13:16
Aligned rows5
Books represented3
Deuteronomy1Joshua2Jeremiah2
Source forms
לְתֵ֣ל1xlə·ṯêlJeremiah 49:2
תֵּ֣ל1xtêlDeuteronomy 13:16
תֵּל־1xtêl-Joshua 8:28
תִּלָּ֔הּ1xtil·lāhJeremiah 30:18
תִּלָּ֔ם1xtil·lāmJoshua 11:13
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular construct2xDeuteronomy 13:16, Joshua 8:28
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular1xJeremiah 30:18
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural1xJoshua 11:13
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct1xJeremiah 49:2
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a mound
Source Gloss
a mound
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a mound BDB: mound Usage: heap, × strength.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
תֵּל is built from this root:
תָּלַלH8524