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Strong's H8526 תַּלְמַי (talmay)

Talmay means “Talmai” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Strong's Number H8526
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 6
Books 5

Strong's H8526 Quick Answer

Strong's H8526 תַּלמַי (Talmay) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Talmay (tal-mah'-ee) n/p. 1. ridged 2. Talmai, the name of a Canaanite and a Syrian It has 6 linked Bible usages across 5 books. Visible English usage signals include talmai. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
Talmay (tal-mah'-ee) n/p. 1. ridged 2. Talmai, the name of a Canaanite and a Syrian
Usage
6 linked usages
Books
5 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
talmai

Meaning and Definition

Talmay (tal-mah'-ee) n/p. 1. ridged 2. Talmai, the name of a Canaanite and a Syrian [from H8525] KJV: Talmai. Root(s): H8525

Original Word
תַּלמַי
Transliteration
Talmay
Derivation
First root strongs: 8525
Morphology
name

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H8526. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

Talmai

Usage: A man living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Num.13.22; son of: Anak (H6061); brother of: Ahiman (H0289) and Sheshai (H8344) § Talmai = "furrowed" 1) one of the 3 sons of the giant Anak who were slain by the men of Judah 2) son of Ammihud, king of Geshur, later king of Geshur himself, and father of Maacah, the mother of Absalom and wife of David

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How Strong's H8526 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Talmay, 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.

Talmai Numbers 13:22

How Strong's H8526 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 6 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H8526 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 H8526 in the Old Testament

6 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Numbers 13:22 KJV

And they ascended by the south, and came unto Hebron; where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the children of Anak, were. (Now Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.)

Joshua 15:14 KJV

And Caleb drove thence the three sons of Anak, Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak.

Judges 1:10 KJV

And Judah went against the Canaanites that dwelt in Hebron: (now the name of Hebron before was Kirjatharba:) and they slew Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai.

Usage Excerpts

First 6 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H8526.

Numbers 13:22 Old Testament, KJV
And they ascended by the south, and came unto Hebron; where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the children of Anak, were. (Now Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.)
Joshua 15:14 Old Testament, KJV
And Caleb drove thence the three sons of Anak, Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak.
Judges 1:10 Old Testament, KJV
And Judah went against the Canaanites that dwelt in Hebron: (now the name of Hebron before was Kirjatharba:) and they slew Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai.
2 Samuel 3:3 Old Testament, KJV
And his second, Chileab, of Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite; and the third, Absalom the son of Maacah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur;
2 Samuel 13:37 Old Testament, KJV
But Absalom fled, and went to Talmai, the son of Ammihud, king of Geshur. And David mourned for his son every day.
1 Chronicles 3:2 Old Testament, KJV
The third, Absalom the son of Maachah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur: the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith:

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H8526, grouped by book.

Numbers 1 usage, Old Testament
Joshua 1 usage, Old Testament
Judges 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Samuel 2 usages, Old Testament
1 Chronicles 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H8526 FAQ

What does talmay (תַּלְמַי) mean?

Talmay (Strong's H8526) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Talmai". Talmay (tal-mah'-ee) n/p. 1. ridged 2. Talmai, the name of a Canaanite and a Syrian

How many times is talmay (תַּלְמַי) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 6 linked usages for Strong's H8526 across 5 books.

Where can I study talmay (תַּלְמַי) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H8526 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate talmay (תַּלְמַי)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as talmai. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.