תַּלְמַי

tal.mayTalmai
hebrewOld TestamentName of a man6 occurrences5 books6 verses
This name belongs to 2 different people in the Bible:
  • Talmai: King of Geshur; father of David's wife Maacah
  • Talmai: Anakim king of Hebron, defeated by Judah

Definition

from H8525; ridged; Talmai, the name of a Canaanite and a Syrian
Traditional renderings: Talmai.

Glossary entries

Talmai

Where it occurs

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Occurrences

6 total
  1. Numbers 13:22וְתַלְמַ֔י · and Talmai
    They went up through the Negev and came to Hebron, where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the descendants of Anak, dwelled. It had been built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.
  2. Joshua 15:14תַּלְמַ֔י · and Talmai
    And Caleb drove out from there the three sons of Anak—the descendants of Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak.
  3. Judges 1:10תַּלְמָֽי׃ · and Talmai
    Judah also marched against the Canaanites who were living in Hebron (formerly known as Kiriath-arba), and they struck down Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai.
  4. 2 Samuel 3:3תַּלְמַ֖י · Talmai
    …his second was Chileab, by Abigail the widow of Nabal of Carmel; his third was Absalom, the son of Maacah daughter of King Talmai of Geshur;
  5. 2 Samuel 13:37תַּלְמַ֥י · Talmai
    Now Absalom fled and went to Talmai son of Ammihud, the king of Geshur. But David mourned for his son every day.
  6. 1 Chronicles 3:2תַּלְמַ֖י · Talmai
    …the third was Absalom the son of Maacah daughter of King Talmai of Geshur; the fourth was Adonijah the son of Haggith;