What does תֶּלֶם mean in the Bible?
תֶּלֶם is a Hebrew word meaning "a bank or terrace".
Hebrew · H8525
תֶּלֶם
A bank or terrace
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תֶּלֶם H8525
What does תֶּלֶם mean in the Bible?
תֶּלֶם is a Hebrew word meaning "a bank or terrace".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H8525?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include the furrows (2), and its furrows (1), its furrows (1), to the furrow (1).
Where does תֶּלֶם appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Job 31:38. Its strongest book concentrations include Hosea (2), Job (2), Psalms (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 It the furrows 2× Hosea 10:4, Hosea 12:11
and its furrows 1× Job 31:38
its furrows 1× Psalms 65:10
to the furrow 1× Job 39:10
Show sample aligned rows
Job 31:38 תְּלָמֶ֥יהָ to and its furrows Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular Job 39:10 בְּתֶ֣לֶם to to the furrow Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Psalms 65:10 תְּלָמֶ֣יהָ to its furrows Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular Hosea 10:4 תַּלְמֵ֥י to the furrows Noun - masculine plural construct Hosea 12:11 תַּלְמֵ֥י to the furrows Noun - masculine plural construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Job 31:38
Aligned rows 5
Books represented 3
Job 2 Psalms 1 Hosea 2
Source forms
תַּלְמֵ֥י 2x tal·mê Hosea 10:4, Hosea 12:11
בְּתֶ֣לֶם 1x bə·ṯe·lem Job 39:10
תְּלָמֶ֥יהָ 1x tə·lā·me·hā Job 31:38
תְּלָמֶ֣יהָ 1x tə·lā·me·hā Psalms 65:10
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine plural construct 2x Hosea 10:4, Hosea 12:11
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular 2x Job 31:38, Psalms 65:10
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Job 39:10
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a bank or terrace
Source Gloss
a bank or terrace
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a bank or terrace BDB: furrow Usage: furrow, ridge.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain