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Strong's Hebrew: 8510. תֵּל (tel) -- Mound, heap, ruin
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In the biblical context, it typically denotes a raised area or hill that has accumulated over time due to the destruction and rebuilding of settlements. These mounds are significant in understanding the historical and cultural layers of ancient cities.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the ancient Near East, cities were often built and rebuilt on the same site, leading to the formation of mounds known as "tels." These mounds are composed of layers of debris from successive human occupation. Archaeologists study tels to uncover the history and culture of ancient civilizations. In biblical times, tels were often strategic locations for cities due to their elevated position, providing defense and visibility.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from an unused word<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a mound<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>heap (2), mounds (1), ruin (2).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">תֵּל</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun [masculine]</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>mound</b></font>; — <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>1</b></font> <em>mound</em>, ruin-heep (of city): construct <font class="hebrew2">תֵּל(ֿ)עוֺלָם</font> <a href="/interlinear/joshua/8-28.htm">Joshua 8:28</a> (JE), <a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/13-17.htm">Deuteronomy 13:17</a>, <font class="hebrew2">תֵּל שְׁמָמָה</font> <a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/49-2.htm">Jeremiah 49:2</a>. <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>2</b></font> <em>mound</em> or hill on which city stood: suffix <font class="hebrew2">תִּלָּם</font> <a href="/interlinear/joshua/11-18.htm">Joshua 11:18</a> (D), <font class="hebrew2">תִּלָּתּ</font> <a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/30-18.htm">Jeremiah 30:18</a>. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>heap, strength <p>By contraction from <a href="/hebrew/8524.htm">talal</a>; a mound -- heap, X strength. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/8524.htm">talal</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>לְתֵ֣ל לתל תִּלָּ֔הּ תִּלָּ֔ם תֵּ֣ל תֵּל־ תל תל־ תלה תלם lə·ṯêl leTel ləṯêl tel têl têl- til·lāh til·lām tilLah tillāh tilLam tillām<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/deuteronomy/13-16.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Deuteronomy 13:16</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/13.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ וְהָיְתָה֙ <b> תֵּ֣ל </b> עוֹלָ֔ם לֹ֥א</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/deuteronomy/13.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> your God; <span class="itali">and it shall be a ruin</span> forever.<br><a href="/kjvs/deuteronomy/13.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> thy God: <span class="itali">and it shall be an heap</span> for ever;<br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/13-16.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> your God shall be a <span class="itali">ruin</span> forever shall never<p><b><a href="/text/joshua/8-28.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Joshua 8:28</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/joshua/8.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">הָעָ֑י וַיְשִׂימֶ֤הָ <b> תֵּל־ </b> עוֹלָם֙ שְׁמָמָ֔ה</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/joshua/8.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and made <span class="itali">it a heap</span> forever,<br><a href="/kjvs/joshua/8.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and made <span class="itali">it an heap</span> for ever,<br><a href="/interlinear/joshua/8-28.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Ai and made <span class="itali">A heap</span> forever A desolation<p><b><a href="/text/joshua/11-13.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Joshua 11:13</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/joshua/11.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">הָעֹֽמְדוֹת֙ עַל־ <b> תִּלָּ֔ם </b> לֹ֥א שְׂרָפָ֖ם</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/joshua/11.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> that stood <span class="itali">on their mounds,</span> except<br><a href="/kjvs/joshua/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> that stood <span class="itali">still in their strength,</span> Israel<br><a href="/interlinear/joshua/11-13.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> stood on <span class="itali">their mounds</span> did not burn<p><b><a href="/text/jeremiah/30-18.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Jeremiah 30:18</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/30.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">עִיר֙ עַל־ <b> תִּלָּ֔הּ </b> וְאַרְמ֖וֹן עַל־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/jeremiah/30.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> will be rebuilt <span class="itali">on its ruin,</span> And the palace<br><a href="/kjvs/jeremiah/30.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> shall be builded <span class="itali">upon her own heap,</span> and the palace<br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/30-18.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and the city on <span class="itali">ruin</span> and the palace on<p><b><a href="/text/jeremiah/49-2.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Jeremiah 49:2</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/49.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">מִלְחָמָ֗ה וְהָֽיְתָה֙ <b> לְתֵ֣ל </b> שְׁמָמָ֔ה וּבְנֹתֶ֖יהָ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/jeremiah/49.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> a desolate <span class="itali">heap,</span> And her towns<br><a href="/kjvs/jeremiah/49.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and it shall be a desolate <span class="itali">heap,</span> and her daughters<br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/49-2.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of war will become <span class="itali">heap</span> A desolate towns<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8510.htm">5 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8510.htm">Strong's Hebrew 8510<br>5 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/letel_8510.htm">lə·ṯêl — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/tel_8510.htm">têl — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/tillah_8510.htm">til·lāh — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/tillam_8510.htm">til·lām — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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