telem Summary and Overview
Bible Dictionaries at a Glance
telem in Easton's Bible Dictionary
oppression. (1.) A porter of the temple in the time of Ezra (10:24). (2.) A town in the southern border of Judah (Josh. 15:24); probably the same as Telaim.
telem in Smith's Bible Dictionary
(oppression). 1. One of the cities in the extreme south of Judah, #Jos 15:24| probably the same as Telaim. The name Dhullam is found in Van de Velde's map, attached to a district immediately to the north of the Kubbet el-Baul, south of el Milh and Ar'arah --a position very suitable. 2. A porter or doorkeeper of the temple in the time of Ezra. #Ezr 10:24| He is probably the same as TALMON in #Ne 12:25|
telem in Schaff's Bible Dictionary
TE'LEM (oppression), a temple porter. Ezr 10:24.
telem in Fausset's Bible Dictionary
A city in the extreme S. of Judah (Joshua 15:24). (See TELAIM.) Conjectured to be Kubbet el Baul, bordering on the Dhullam Arabs.