Lexical Definition

‎תְּלַאשַּׂר‎ Tᵉlaʼssar (tel-as-sar') Telassar ^N:N--L
or תְּלַשַּׂר Tᵉlassar (tel-as-sar'); of foreign derivation

Telassar.

• § Telassar or Thelasar = "Assyrian hill"
• Telassar, a region of Assyria

1) a city conquered and held by the Assyrians located apparently in Mesopotamia

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎תְּלַאשָּׂ֑ר‎ proper name, of a location apparently in Mesopotamia; — ‎׳‎‎ת‎ 2Kgs 19:12 = ‎תְּלַשָּׂ֑ר‎ Isa 37:12 (abode of ‎בְּנֵיעֶֿדֶן‎ compare As Til-ašuri (Esarhaddon) Dl^{Par. 264 f.}; near Edessa Wkl^Geschichte. Babylonian u. Assyrian 269, 335 f.; see Schr^{KGF 199 f.}; identification not certain, compare Johns^{Ency. Bib. TELASSAR}. ‎תִּלְבּ֫שֶׁת‎ see ‎לבשׁ‎. ‎׳‎‎תִּלְּגַת פִּל‎ see ‎תִּגְלַת‎.

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Telassar • Mesopotamian city conquered by the Assyrians

Telassar, a Mesopotamian city conquered by the Assyrians, mentioned in the context of Sennacherib's boasting (2 Kgs. 19:12; Isa. 37:12).

• A location near Susa שׁוּשַׁן first mentioned at 2Ki.19.12;
• only referred to as Telassar תְּלַאשַּׂר.
  

Telassar is mentioned in 2 Kings 19:12 and Isaiah 37:12 as one of the cities conquered by the Assyrians. The context is a message sent by King Sennacherib of Assyria to King Hezekiah of Judah, boasting about the Assyrian victories over various cities and nations. Sennacherib mocks the gods of these conquered lands, including the gods of Telassar, claiming that they were unable to deliver their people from his hand. The exact location of Telassar is uncertain, but it is believed to have been situated in Mesopotamia, possibly in the region of the Tigris or Euphrates rivers. The name "Telassar" may be derived from the Akkadian language, meaning "mound of Asshur" or "hill of Asshur," referring to the Assyrian deity. The mention of Telassar alongside other conquered cities serves to emphasize the extent of Assyrian power and their disregard for the gods of other nations.

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