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תֶּלֶם H8525
H8525 is the Hebrew word תֶּלֶם, transliterated telem and said teh'-lem. The King James Version most often renders it furrows.
What it means
a bank or terrace.
Where it comes from
from an unused root meaning to accumulate.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 5 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: furrow, ridge.
Verses using תֶּלֶם
All 5 verses, quoted in full.
Job 31:38 · KJV
If my land cry against me, or that the furrows likewise thereof complain;
Job 39:10 · KJV
Canst thou bind the unicorn with his band in the furrow? or will he harrow the valleys after thee?
Psalm 65:10 · KJV
Thou waterest the ridges thereof abundantly: thou settlest the furrows thereof: thou makest it soft with showers: thou blessest the springing thereof.
Hosea 10:4 · KJV
They have spoken words, swearing falsely in making a covenant: thus judgment springeth up as hemlock in the furrows of the field.
Hosea 12:11 · KJV
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.
Common questions
What does Strong's H8525 mean?
H8525 is the Hebrew word תֶּלֶם (telem), meaning a bank or terrace.
How is H8525 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it furrows (2 times), or that the furrows (1 time), furrow (1 time), ridges (1 time).
How many times does H8525 appear in the Bible?
תֶּלֶם (telem) is tagged in 5 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H8525 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from an unused root meaning to accumulate.
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