Tel-haresha — the meaning of the Hebrew name תֵּל חַרְשָׁא

תֵּל חַרְשָׁא

Têl Charshâʼ · pronounced tale khar-shaw' · Strong's H8521 · a place · also spelled Tel-harsa

Tel-haresha means mound of workmanship.

Built from

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

חֲרָשִׁים Chărâshîym (the feminine of, H2798) — mechanics, the name of a valley in Jerusalem open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

from H8510 and the feminine of H2798; mound of workmanship; Tel-Charsha, a place in Babylonia.

First appearance

Ezra 2:59 And these were they which went up from Tel–melah, Tel–harsa, Cherub, Addan, and Immer: but they could not shew their father’s house, and their seed, whether they were of Israel: (KJV)

Every verse that names Tel-haresha

2 occurrences in 2 verses — Ezra, Nehemiah

Ezra 2:59Neh 7:61

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