8521. Tel Charsha
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Tel Charsha: Tel-harsha

Original Word: תֵּל חַרְשָׁא
Part of Speech: Proper Name Location
Transliteration: Tel Charsha'
Pronunciation: tel khar-SHAH
Phonetic Spelling: (tale khar-shaw')
Definition: Tel-harsha
Meaning: Tel-Charsha

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Tel-haresha, Tel-harsa

From tel and the feminine of Charashiym; mound of workmanship; Tel-Charsha, a place in Babylonia -- Tel-haresha, Tel-harsa.

see HEBREW tel

see HEBREW Charashiym

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from tel and charash
Definition
"mound of a craftsman," a city in Bab.
NASB Translation
Tel-harsha (2).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
תֵּל חַרְשָׁא proper name, of a location in Babylonia; — Ezra 2:59 = Nehemiah 7:16; Θααρησα, (Θελ)αρησα, etc., ᵐ5L Ezra Θαλαα καὶ Πησα.

Topical Lexicon
Word Origin: Derived from two Hebrew words: תֵּל (tel) meaning "mound" or "hill" and חַרְשָׁא (charsha) meaning "craftsman" or "artificer."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct corresponding Strong's Greek entries for Tel-Charsha, as it is a specific Hebrew proper noun without a direct Greek equivalent in the Septuagint or New Testament texts.

Usage: Tel-Charsha is a proper noun used to denote a specific location mentioned in the context of the return of the exiles from Babylon. It is referenced in the books of Ezra and Nehemiah.

Context: Tel-Charsha is identified as a place from which some of the Jewish exiles returned to Jerusalem following the Babylonian captivity. It is mentioned in the lists of those who could not prove their Israelite descent. In Ezra 2:59 and Nehemiah 7:61, the text records: "The following came up from Tel-Charsha, Tel-Harsha, Cherub, Addan, and Immer, but they could not prove that their families were descended from Israel." The exact location of Tel-Charsha is not definitively known, but it is believed to have been situated in the region of Babylonia. The name suggests a place associated with craftsmanship or artisanship, possibly indicating a settlement known for its skilled workers.

Forms and Transliterations
חַרְשָׁ֔א חרשא charSha ḥar·šā ḥaršā
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Englishman's Concordance
Ezra 2:59
HEB: מֶ֙לַח֙ תֵּ֣ל חַרְשָׁ֔א כְּר֥וּב אַדָּ֖ן
NAS: up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub,
KJV: from Telmelah, Telharsa, Cherub,
INT: came Tel-melah Tel-harsha Cherub Addan

Nehemiah 7:61
HEB: מֶ֙לַח֙ תֵּ֣ל חַרְשָׁ֔א כְּר֥וּב אַדּ֖וֹן
NAS: up from Tel-melah, Tel-harsha, Cherub,
KJV: [also] from Telmelah, Telharesha, Cherub,
INT: came Tel-melah Tel-harsha Cherub Addon

2 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 8521
2 Occurrences


ḥar·šā — 2 Occ.















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