Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
mound
Usage: 1) mound, heap, heap of ruins 1a) mound (of ruin-heap of city) 1b) mound, hill (of elevation on which city stood)
Strong's Number
H8510
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
5
Books
3
Strong's H8510 Quick Answer
Strong's H8510 תֵּל (tel) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. tel (tale) n-m. 1. a mound [by contraction from H8524] It has 5 linked Bible usages across 3 books. Visible English usage signals include heap and strength. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- tel (tale) n-m. 1. a mound [by contraction from H8524]
- Usage
- 5 linked usages
- Books
- 3 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- heap and strength
Meaning and Definition
tel (tale) n-m. 1. a mound [by contraction from H8524] KJV: heap, X strength. Root(s): H8524
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H8510. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H8510 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render tel, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
heap
Deuteronomy 13:16
4×
strength
Joshua 11:13
How Strong's H8510 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 5 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H8510 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H8510 in the Old Testament
5 indexed usages in Old Testament.
And thou shalt gather all the spoil of it into the midst of the street thereof, and shalt burn with fire the city, and all the spoil thereof every whit, for the LORD thy God: and it shall be an heap for ever; it shall not be built again.
And Joshua burnt Ai, and made it an heap for ever, even a desolation unto this day.
But as for the cities that stood still in their strength, Israel burned none of them, save Hazor only; that did Joshua burn.
Usage Excerpts
First 5 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H8510.
And thou shalt gather all the spoil of it into the midst of the street thereof, and shalt burn with fire the city, and all the spoil thereof every whit, for the LORD thy God: and it shall be an heap for ever; it shall not be built again.
And Joshua burnt Ai, and made it an heap for ever, even a desolation unto this day.
But as for the cities that stood still in their strength, Israel burned none of them, save Hazor only; that did Joshua burn.
Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will bring again the captivity of Jacob's tents, and have mercy on his dwellingplaces; and the city shall be builded upon her own heap, and the palace shall remain after the manner thereof.
Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will cause an alarm of war to be heard in Rabbah of the Ammonites; and it shall be a desolate heap, and her daughters shall be burned with fire: then shall Israel be heir unto them that were his heirs, saith the LORD.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H8510, grouped by book.
Deuteronomy 1 usage, Old Testament
Joshua 2 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 2 usages, Old Testament
Strong's H8510 FAQ
What does tel (תֵּל) mean?
Tel (Strong's H8510) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "heap". tel (tale) n-m. 1. a mound [by contraction from H8524]
How many times is tel (תֵּל) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 5 linked usages for Strong's H8510 across 3 books.
Where can I study tel (תֵּל) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H8510 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate tel (תֵּל)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as heap and strength. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.