H2929 H2929
Talmon, a Levitical gatekeeper family in postexilic Jerusalem
A proper name identifying a family of Levitical gatekeepers who served at the temple gates. Talmon appears in the list of Levites who returned from exile (Ezra 2:42; Neh 7:45) alongside other gatekeeper families like Shallum and Akkub. His descendants continued serving as porters in the rebuilt Jerusalem (1 Chr 9:17; Neh 11:19; 12:25). The name endures across centuries of temple service, from the early return through Nehemiah's reforms.
Senses
1. sense 1 — A proper masculine name designating the ancestral head of a Levitical gatekeeper family in postexilic Israel. The sons of Talmon are listed among temple porters returning from Babylon (Ezra 2:42; Neh 7:45) and serving at Jerusalem's gates (1 Chr 9:17; Neh 11:19; 12:25). French and German leave the name untransliterated in brackets, while Spanish 'Talmón' adds an accent following standard convention. The family consistently appears alongside Shallum and Akkub, forming a triad of gatekeeper clans. 5×
AR["طَلمونُ", "طَلْمونَ", "طَلْمُون", "طَلْمُونَ", "وَطَلْمُون"]·ben["ও-টলমোন", "টলমোন", "টলমোনের", "টল্মোন", "তল্মোনের"]·DE["[וטלמן]", "[טלמון]", "[טלמן]"]·EN["Talmon", "and-Talmon"]·FR["[וטלמן]", "[טלמון]", "[טלמן]"]·heb["ו-טלמן", "טלמון", "טלמן"]·HI["और-तल्मोन", "तल्मोन", "तल्मोन-के"]·ID["Talmon", "dan-Talmon"]·IT["[וטלמן]", "[טלמון]", "[טלמן]"]·jav["Talmon", "lan-Talmon"]·KO["그리고-달몬", "달몬", "달몬의", "달문"]·PT["Talmon", "e-Talmon"]·RU["Талмон", "Талмона", "и-Талмон"]·ES["Talmón", "y-Talmón"]·SW["Talmoni", "na-Talmoni"]·TR["Talmon", "Talmon'un", "Talmonun", "ve-Talmon"]·urd["اور-طلمون", "طلمون", "طلمون-کے"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† טַלְמֹן once טַלְמוֹן n.pr.m. name of porters. 1. 1 Ch 9:17 Ezr 2:42 = Ne 7:45. 2. Ne 11:19; 12:25 (טַלְמוֹן).