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Tell
Holman Bible Dictionary
Semitic term meaning, “mound,” applied to areas built up by successive settlement at a single site. Tell or tel is a common element in Near Eastern place names. See Archaeology.
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Bibliography Information
Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Tell'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hbd/t/tell.html. 1991.