The meaning of “תְּלַאשַּׂר”
Understanding Tᵉlaʼssar reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
or תְּלַשַּׂר Tᵉlassar (tel-as-sar'); of foreign derivation Telassar. - § Telassar or Thelasar = "Assyrian hill" - Telas...
תְּלַאשַּׂר
or תְּלַשַּׂר Tᵉlassar (tel-as-sar'); of foreign derivation Telassar. - § Telassar or Thelasar = "Assyrian hill" - Telassar, a region of Assyria 1) a city conquered and held by the Assyrians located apparently in Mesopotamia
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Kings 19:12 | “Have the gods of the nations delivered them which my fathers have destroyed; as Gozan, and Haran, and Rezeph, and the children of Eden which were in Thelasar?” Word: תְּלַאשַּׂר (Tᵉlaʼssar) | |
| Isaiah 37:12 | “Have the gods of the nations delivered them which my fathers have destroyed, as Gozan, and Haran, and Rezeph, and the children of Eden which were in Telassar?” Word: תְּלַאשַּׂר (Tᵉlaʼssar) |