Bible Dictionaries
Telaim

Holman Bible Dictionary

(teh lay' ihm) Place name meaning, “young speckled lambs.” City in southern Judah where Saul gathered forces to battle the Amalekites (1 Samuel 15:4 ). Suggested sites include khirbet Umm es-Salafeh southwest of Kurnub and khirbet Abu Tulul twelve miles southeast of Beer-Sheba. The earliest Greek translation of 1 Samuel 27:8 reads “from Telem” rather than “from old.” See Telem .