תלם

Hebrew

Root
ת־ל־ם (t-l-m)
1 term

Etymology

See Arabic ثَلْم (ṯalm), Tigrinya ትልሚ (təlmi) Ugaritic 𐎚𐎍𐎎 (tlm /⁠talmu⁠/)

Pronunciation

Noun

תֶּלֶם • (télem) m (plural indefinite תְּלָמִים, singular construct תֶּלֶם־, plural construct תַּלְמֵי־) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

  1. a furrow, a ridge (a bank or terrace)
    • Tanach, Psalms 65:10:
      תְּלָמֶיהָ רַוֵּה נַחֵת גְּדוּדֶיהָ בִּרְבִיבִים תְּמֹגְגֶנָּה צִמְחָהּ תְּבָרֵֽךְ׃
      You drench its furrows and level its ridges; you soften it with showers and bless its crops.
    • Tanach, Job 39:10:
      הֲֽתִקְשָׁר־רֵים בְּתֶלֶם עֲבֹתוֹ אִם־יְשַׂדֵּד עֲמָקִים אַחֲרֶֽיךָ׃
      Can you hold it to the furrow with a harness? Will it till the valleys behind you?

Declension

Declension of תֶּלֶם
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
Number: State: form Person: singular plural
m f m f
singular indefinite תֶּלֶם first תַּלְמִי תַּלְמֵנוּ
definite הַתֶּלֶם second תַּלְמְךָ תַּלְמֵךְ תַּלְמְכֶם תַּלְמְכֶן
construct תֶּלֶם־ third תַּלְמוֹ תַּלְמָהּ תַּלְמָם תַּלְמָן
plural indefinite תְּלָמִים first תלמיי / תְּלָמַי תְּלָמֵינוּ
definite הַתְּלָמִים second תְּלָמֶיךָ תלמייך / תְּלָמַיִךְ תַּלְמֵיכֶם תַּלְמֵיכֶן
construct תַּלְמֵי־ third תְּלָמָיו תְּלָמֶיהָ תַּלְמֵיהֶם תַּלְמֵיהֶן

References

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