Easton's Bible Dictionary Oppression. (1.) A porter of the temple in the time of Ezra (10:24). (2.) A town in the southern border of Judah (Joshua 15:24); probably the same as Telaim. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia TELEM (1) te'-lem (Telem; Telem): A city in the Negeb "toward the border of Edom," belonging to Judah (Joshua 15:24). In Septuagint of 2 Samuel 3:12 Abner is said to send messengers to David at Thelam (Thailam); this would seem to be the same place and also to be identical with the Telaim and Telam of Saul (see TELAIM). It is probably the same as the Talmia of the Talmud (Neubauer, Geog. du Talmud, 121). The site has not been recovered. TELEM (2) (Telem; Septuagint Codex Vaticanus Telem; Codex Alexandrinus Tellem): One of three "porters" who had married foreign wives (Ezra 10:24), his name appearing as "Tolbanes" in 1 Esdras 9:25; perhaps the same as TALMON (which see).

Multi-Version Concordance Telem (2 Occurrences) Joshua 15:24 Ziph, Telem, Bealoth, (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV) Ezra 10:24 Of the singers: Eliashib. Of the porters: Shallum, and Telem, and Uri. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)