Tel-abib — the meaning of the Hebrew name תֵּל אָבִיב

תֵּל אָבִיב

Têl ʼÂbîyb · pronounced tale aw-beeb' · Strong's H8512 · a place

Tel-abib means mound of green growth.

Built from

תֵּל têl (from, H8510) — a mound open in the lexicon ›

אָבִיב ʼâbîyb (and, H24) — green, i.e. a young ear of grain open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

from H8510 and H24; mound of green growth; Tel-Abib, a place in Chaldaea.

First appearance

Ezek 3:15 Then I came to them of the captivity at Tel–abib, that dwelt by the river of Chebar, and I sat where they sat, and remained there astonished among them seven days. (KJV)

Every verse that names Tel-abib

1 occurrence in 1 verse — Ezekiel

Ezek 3:15

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