Talmai
Talmai was one of the Anakim kings of Hebron defeated by Caleb and the men of Judah.
The name Talmai means “my furrow; that suspends the waters; heap of waters”
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Summary
A king living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Numbers 13:22; only referred to as Talmai (תַּלְמַי); son of Anak; a brother of Ahiman and Sheshai.
Glossary entries
Family members
- Father
Alternative names
- תַּלְמַיTalmai
Mentions
- 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.
- And Caleb drove out from there the three sons of Anak—the descendants of Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak.
- Judah also marched against the Canaanites who were living in Hebron (formerly known as Kiriath-arba), and they struck down Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai.