Lexical Definition

‎תֶּלֶם‎ telem (teh'-lem) furrow ^H:N-M
from an unused root meaning to accumulate

furrow, ridge.

• a bank or terrace

1) furrow

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Also see: תֵּל

‎תֶּ֫לֶם‎ noun masculine^{Job 31:38} furrow; — absolute ‎׳‎‎ת‎ Job 39:10 (other conjectures Du Perles^{Anal. 53}); plural construct ‎תַּלְמֵי שָׂדָ֑י‎ Hos 10:4; Hos 12:12* suffix ‎תְּלָמֶיהָ‎ Job 31:38; Ps 65:11*. — On ploughing in Palestine see Hogg^{Ency. Bib. AGRICULTURE} Vogelst^{Landwirthsch. 25 ff.}, on depth of furrow (not more than 8-10 centimeters) Id^ib.36 Anderlind^{ZPV ix. 25, 29}; also Benz Archaeology under the word — ‎תִּלָּם‎ see ‎תֵּל‎ above

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