תלמי

Hebrew

Etymology

Perhaps related to תֶּלֶם (télem, “furrow, ridge”). Later associated with Ancient Greek Πτολεμαῖος (Ptolemaîos).

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /talˈmaj/

Proper noun

תַּלְמַי • (talmáy)

1. (biblical) Talmai, one of several biblical figures
2. Ptolemy

References

• H8526 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible