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Telem
their dew; their shadow
טֶ֫לֶם te.lem
Telem (Hebrew: טֶ֫לֶם, te.lem) means “their dew; their shadow”, by traditional interpretation. It appears once, at Ezra 10:24. In United States birth records the name is below the reporting threshold. Appears with Eliashib in Ezra 10.
The bearer in scripture
One person in scripture bears this name.
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Telem
Scripture against society
The two measures, side by side
At a glance
- Verses
- 1 across 1 book
- Bearers
- 1 one person only
- Testament
- Old
- Era
- Return
- Hapax
- Yes occurs exactly once
Using it today
In United States birth records this name is below the reporting threshold. The Social Security Administration does not publish counts under five, so a name given to four children looks the same as one given to none.
In scripture
| Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| First appears | Ezra 10:24 |
Origin & meaning
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Ezr.10.24
§ Telem = "oppression"
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
Telem was a temple servant who married a foreign wife during the Exile and later divorced her.
The biblical story
Telem is mentioned in Ezr.10.24 as one of the temple servants who had married foreign wives during the Babylonian exile. Under Ezra's leadership, the returned exiles agreed to divorce their foreign wives to maintain the purity of the Jewish community. Telem is listed among those who complied with this decision.
Key verses
Telem appears in 1 verse. Here are some of the most notable:
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Of the singers also; Eliashib: and of the porters; Shallum, and Telem, and Uri.
Ezra 10:24
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Ezra (1)
- Ezra 10:24