תלם

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Hebrew

Root
ת־ל־ם (t-l-m)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

תֶּלֶם (télemm (plural indefinite תְּלָמִים, singular construct תֶּלֶם־, plural construct תַּלְמֵי־)

  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 עֲבֹתֹו אִם־יְשַׂדֵּד עֲמָקִים אַחֲרֶֽיךָ׃
      Can you hold it to the furrow with a harness? Will it till the valleys behind you?

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