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Talmay (תלמי) means Ptolemy in Hebrew.

It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

תַּלְמַי
talmay
noun · masculine
In English

Ptolemy

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with ת

The dictionary gives one meaning for Talmay.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

  1. 1
    שם פרטי לזכר.
    וַיֹּרֶשׁ מִשָּׁם כָּלֵב אֶת-שְׁלוֹשָׁה בְּנֵי הָעֲנָק אֶת-שֵׁשַׁי וְאֶת-אֲחִימַן וְאֶת-תַּלְמַי יְלִידֵי הָעֲנָק.

The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.

The word Talmay is a masculine noun.

Written with vowel points
תַּלְמַי
Written without vowel points
תלמי
Said
talmay
Gematria
480

This is how Talmay is said in other languages.

English
Ptolemy
French
Ptolémée

These words rhyme with Talmay.

These words come before and after Talmay in the dictionary.

These are the questions people ask about the word Talmay.

What does Talmay (⁨תלמי⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Talmay (⁨תלמי⁩) means Ptolemy. It is said talmay, with the stress on may.

What rhymes with Talmay (⁨תלמי⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Talmay (⁨תלמי⁩) include ⁨חקלאי⁩, ⁨תנאי⁩, ⁨חי⁩, ⁨גיא⁩, ⁨הגאי⁩, and ⁨אולי⁩.

Is Talmay (⁨תלמי⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Talmay (⁨תלמי⁩) is a masculine noun.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry תלמי of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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