The meaning of “תֶּלֶם”
Understanding telem reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
furrow, ridge. - a bank or terrace 1) furrow
תֶּלֶם
furrow, ridge. - a bank or terrace 1) furrow
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Job 31:38 | “If my land cry against me, or that the furrows likewise thereof complain;” Word: תֶּלֶם (telem) | |
| Job 39:10 | “Canst thou bind the unicorn with his band in the furrow? or will he harrow the valleys after thee?” Word: תֶּלֶם (telem) | |
| Psalms 65:10 | “Thou waterest the ridges thereof abundantly: thou settlest the furrows thereof: thou makest it soft with showers: thou blessest the springing thereof.” Word: תֶּלֶם (telem) | |
| Hosea 10:4 | “They have spoken words, swearing falsely in making a covenant: thus judgment springeth up as hemlock in the furrows of the field.” Word: תֶּלֶם (telem) | |
| Hosea 12:11 | “Is there iniquity in Gilead? surely they are vanity: they sacrifice bullocks in Gilgal; yea, their altars are as heaps in the furrows of the fields.” Word: תֶּלֶם (telem) |