Lexicon :: Strong's H5867 - ʿêlām

עֵילָם

Transliteration

ʿêlām

Pronunciation

ay-lawm'

Part of Speech

proper locative noun, proper masculine noun

Root Word (Etymology)

Probably from עָלַם (H5956)

Strong's Info

Strong’s Definitions

עֵילָם ʻÊylâm, ay-lawm'; or עוֹלָם ʻÔwlâm; (Ezra 10:2; Jeremiah 49:36), probably from H5956; hidden, i.e. distant; Elam, a son of Shem and his descendants, with their country; also of six Israelites:—Elam.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 28x

The KJV translates Strong's H5867 in the following manner: Elam (28x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 28x

The KJV translates Strong's H5867 in the following manner: Elam (28x).

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

Elam = "eternity"
proper masculine noun
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
  proper locative noun
8. a province east of Babylon and northeast of the lower Tigris

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon [?] (Jump to Scripture Index)

STRONGS H5867: Abbreviations

† I. עֵילָם proper name, of a people et. terr. Elam, Αιλαμ, Ἐλαμεῖραι, well-known country and people northeast of Lower Tigris (Assyrian Elamtu Dl^{Pa 320 ff.} COT^{Genesis 10:22}); — as early invaders of Palestine Genesis 14:1, 9, allies of Assyr. Isaiah 22:6; foe of Babylon Isaiah 21:2; abode of dispersed Israelites Isaiah 11:11; prophesied against Jeremiah 49:34, 35, 36 (twice in verse) (Qr, Kt עולם), Jeremiah 49:37; Jeremiah 49:38; Jeremiah 49:39; Ezekiel 32:24, compare כָּלמַֿלְכֵי ע׳ Jeremiah 25:25; called 'son' of Shem Genesis 10:22 (P) = 1 Chronicles 1:17; purely local designation הַמְּדִינָה ע׳ Daniel 8:2.

† II. עֵילָם proper name, masculine Ηλαμ, Αιλαμ:

1. heads of families of returned exiles:

a. Ezra 2:7 = Nehemiah 7:12.

b. Ezra 2:31 = Nehemiah 7:34.

c. Ezra 8:7; Ezra 10:2 (Qr; Kt עולם), Ezra 10:26.

2. a chief of people Nehemiah 10:15.

3. name in Benjamin 1 Chronicles 8:24.

4. Levite name 1 Chronicles 26:3.

5. a priest Nehemiah 12:42.

See related Aramaic BDB entry H5962.

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