How to Pronounce Talmai
TAL-mai
Talmai is pronounced TAL-mai (ˈtælmaɪ): two syllables, stress on the first. Also heard: TAL-mye.
What does Talmai mean?
Talmai means “my furrow; that suspends the waters; heap of waters”.
Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.
Who was Talmai?
Abounding in furrows. (1.) One of the Anakim of Hebron, who were slain by the men of Judah under Caleb (Num. 13:22; Josh. 15:14; Judg. 1:10). (2.) A king of Geshur, to whom Absalom fled after he had put Amnon to death (2 Sam. 3:3; 13:37). His daughter, Maachah, was one of David’s wives, and the mother of Absalom (1 Chr. 3:2).
Adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain.
Also pronounced
TAL-mye
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