Hebrew - English Dictionary
H5867 - Elam
Strong's No.: | H5867 |
Hebrew: | עֵילָם |
Transliteration: | ʻÊylâm |
Phonetic: | ay-lawm' |
Word Origin: | Probably from H5956 |
Bible Usage: | Elam. |
Strongs Definition: | {hidden} that {is} distant; {Elam} a son of {Shem} and his {descendants} with their country; also of six Israelites |
Brown Driver Biggs Definition: | Elam = "eternity" n pr m 1. a Korhite Levite in the time of David 2. a chief man of the tribe of Benjamin 3. ancestor of a family of exiles who returned with Zerubbabel 4. a chief of the people who signed the covenant with Nehemiah 5. another ancestor of another family of exiles who returned with Zerubbabel 6. a priest who assisted at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah 7. another head of a family of returning exiles n pr loc 8. a province east of Babylon and northeast of the lower Tigris |
Bible References:
Elam |
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Translation Occurrences: |
Elam ( 27 )
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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.