TALSAS tal'-sas (Codex Alexandrinus Saloas, Codex Vaticanus Zalthas; the Revised Version (British and American) "Saloas"): In 1 Esdras 9:22 the King James Version = "Elasha" of Ezra 10:22. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'TALSAS'". "International Standard

TALMUD tal'-mud (talmudh): I. PRELIMINARY REMARKS AND VERBAL EXPLANATIONS II. IMPORTANCE OF THE TALMUD III. THE TRADITIONAL LAW UNTIL THE COMPOSITION OF THE MISHNA IV. DIVISION AND CONTENTS OF THE MISHNA (AND THE TALMUD) 1. Zera`im, "Seeds" 2. Mo`edh, "Feasts" 3. Nashim, "Women" 4. Neziqin, "Damages" 5. Kodhashim, "Sacred Things" 6. Tehar

TALMON tal'-mon (talmon): One of the porters in connection with the temple-service (1 Chronicles 9:17; Ezra 2:42; Nehemiah 7:45; 11:19; 12:25). Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'TALMON'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

TALMAI tal'-mi, tal'-ma-i (talmay): (1) A clan, possibly of Aramean origin, generally reputed to be of gigantic height; resident in Hebron at the time of the Hebrew conquest and driven thence by Caleb (Numbers 13:22; Joshua 15:14; Judges 1:10). (2) A son of Ammihur (or Ammihud), king of Geshur, a small Aramean kingdom, and a contemporary of David,

TALITHA CUMI ta-le'-tha koo'-me (talitha koumi): Derived from the Aramaic Talyetha' qumi, "damsel, arise"), which in the New Testament manuscripts is transliterated variously (Westcott-Hort, Taleitha koum, otherwise Talitha koumi). We have no data for determining how far Jesus employed the Aramaic language, but Mark (5:41) notes its use in this te

TALENT tal'-ent (kikkar; talanton): A weight composed of 60 manehs (English Versions of the Bible "pounds") equal to about 120 pounds troy and 96 pounds avoirdupois, or 672,500 grains, of the Phoenician standard. See WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. When used in the monetary sense the talent might be either of silver or gold, and the value varied according t

TAKE tak: Most of the very numerous examples of this word are still in good use and only a few call for special attention. "To take" in the sense of "capture" is still common, but when a person or living animal is in point, modern English usually adds "prisoner" or "captive." English Versions of the Bible not infrequently has this addition (Genesi

TALE tal (tokhen, mithkoneth, micpar; leros): In the King James Version of the Old Testament (with one exception, Psalms 90:9) "tale" (in the sing.) means number. "Tell" often has the same meaning, e.g. "I may tell (i.e. reckon) all my bones" (Psalms 22:17). When Moses requested permission to go three days' journey into the wilderness to sacrifice

TAIL tal ('alyah; zanabh; oura): The broad tail of the Syrian sheep, wrongly rendered "rump" (which see) in the King James Version, is mentioned as one of the portions of sacrifice which was burned on the altar as a sweet savor to God (Exodus 29:22). The 2nd Hebrew word is used of the tails of serpents (Exodus 4:4), of foxes, which Samson tied tog

TAHTIM-HODSHI ta-tim-hod'-shi. See KADESH ON THE ORONTES. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'TAHTIM-HODSHI'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

TAHREA ta'-re-a, ta-re'-a (tachrea`): Son of Micah, a descendant of Gibeon (1 Chronicles 9:41; in 8:35 "Tarea"). Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'TAHREA'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

TAHPENES ta'-pe-nez, ta-pe'-nez (tachpenec; Septuagint Thekem(e)ina): Queen of Egypt, the sister of Hadad's wife and the foster-mother of his son Genubath (1 Kings 11:19). See PHARAOH. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'TAHPENES'". "International Standard

TAHPANHES ta'-pan-hez, ta-pan'-hez (usually in the Old Testament tachpanchec; Septuagint Taphnas; Coptic, Taphnes): The various spellings of the Hebrew text are fairly well indicated in the King James Version by Tahapanes (Jeremiah 2:16); Tahpanhes (Jeremiah 43:7-9; 44:1; 46:14); Tehaphnehes (Ezekiel 30:18), while an Egyptian queen (XXIst Dynasty)

TAHCHEMONITE ta-ke'-mo-nit, ta'-ke-mon-it (tachkemoni): Name of a family to which Jashobeam, the chief captain in David's army, belonged (2 Samuel 23:8; 1 Chronicles 11:11). In 1 Chronicles it is "Hachmonite." Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'TAHCHEMONITE

TAHATH (2) (1) A Kohathite Levite (1 Chronicles 6:24). (2) The name is mentioned twice among the sons of Ephraim (1 Chronicles 7:20); two families may be meant, or perhaps the name has been accidentally repeated. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'TAHATH (2

TAHATH (1) ta'-hath (tachath, "below"): A wilderness station of the Israelites (Numbers 33:26,27), between Makheloth and Terah. See WANDERINGS OF ISRAEL. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'TAHATH (1)'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

TAHASH ta'-hash (tachash; Tochos; the King James Version Thahash): A son of Nahor by his concubine Reumah (Genesis 22:24). The word tachash means a kind of leather or skin, and perhaps the animal yielding it, probably the "dugong" (compare Brown, Briggs, and Driver). Tachash has been identified by Winckler with Tichis (Egypt), located on the Oront

TAHAPANES ta-hap'-a-nez (tachpanchec). See TAHPANHES. Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'TAHAPANES'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.

TAHAN; TAHANITES ta'-han, ta'-han-its (tachan, tachani): The name of two Ephraimites who lived toward the end of the exodus of the Israelites (circa 1415 BC). (1) The head of one of the families of the tribe of Ephraim (Numbers 26:35). (2) The son of Telah and father of Ladan, also of the tribe of Ephraim (1 Chronicles 7:25). Copyright Statement

TACKLING tak'-ling. See SHIPS AND BOATS, II, 2, (2). Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'TACKLING'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.