תל

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תל

/til/
/tel/
/tel/ Modern Israeli

Rhymes with -el

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From Proto-Semitic *tall- (“hill”).

noun תֵּל · tél · תִּלִּים · תֵּל־ · תִּלֵּי־

tell (a hill or mound, originally and especially in the Middle East, over or consisting of the ruins of ancient settlements) כֹּה אָמַר יְהֹוָה הִנְנִי־שָׁב שְׁבוּת אׇהֳלֵי יַעֲקוֹב וּמִשְׁכְּנֹתָיו אֲרַחֵם וְנִבְנְתָה עִיר עַל־תִּלָּהּ וְאַרְמוֹן עַל־מִשְׁפָּטוֹ יֵשֵׁב׃
colloquial heap, pile

Similar: גִּבְעָה

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tell A hill or mound
hill elevated location

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {תל},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%AA%D7%9C},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}