Bible Person
Meaning: my furrow; that suspends the waters; heap of waters · Male · 3 cross references
This Talmai entry refers to the Anakite of Hebron named alongside Ahiman and Sheshai, not to the later king of Geshur. He belongs to the formidable population that made Canaan seem fearsome to Israel's spies. First appears in Num 13:22.1
AI summary: This Talmai matters because the cross references place him first in the fearful spy report and later in the memory of conquest under Caleb and Judah. His name helps focus the contrast between the intimidating appearance of the land's defenders and the eventual triumph of faith acting on God's promise. Taken together, the material presents this Talmai as an Anakite figure whose remembered strength serves the larger biblical theme of promise overcoming fear.1
Central Figure
Talmai
Meaning: my furrow; that suspends the waters; heap of waters
One of the Anakim of Hebron, who were slain by the men of Judah under Caleb (Num.
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). 3
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Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.