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Lexicon :: Strong's H5867 - ʿêlām

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עֵילָם
Transliteration
ʿêlām
Pronunciation
ay-lawm'
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Part of Speech
proper locative noun, proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Probably from עָלַם (H5956)
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).

  1. 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)
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.
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 DlPa 320 ff. COTGenesis 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.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

10:22; 10:22; 14:1; 14:9

1 Chronicles

1:17; 8:24; 26:3

Ezra

2:7; 2:31; 8:7; 10:2; 10:26

Nehemiah

7:12; 7:34; 10:15; 12:42

Isaiah

11:11; 21:2; 22:6

Jeremiah

25:25; 49:34; 49:35; 49:36; 49:37; 49:38; 49:39

Ezekiel

32:24

Daniel

8:2

H5867

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H5867 matches the Hebrew עֵילָם (ʿêlām),
which occurs 30 times in 27 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 10:22

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 10:22 - The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arpach'shad, Lud, and Aram.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 14:1

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 14:1 - In the days of Am'raphel king of Shinar, Ar'ioch king of Ella'sar, Ched-or-lao'mer king of Elam, and Tidal king of Goi'im,

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 14:9

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 14:9 - with Ched-or-lao'mer king of Elam, Tidal king of Goi'im, Am'raphel king of Shinar, and Ar'ioch king of Ella'sar, four kings against five.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 1:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 1:17 - The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arpach'shad, Lud, Aram, Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 8:24

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 8:24 - Hanani'ah, Elam, Anthothi'jah,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 26:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:3 - Elam the fifth, Jehoha'nan the sixth, Eli-e-ho-e'nai the seventh.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 2:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 2:7 - The sons of Elam, one thousand two hundred and fifty-four.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 2:31

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 2:31 - The sons of the other Elam, one thousand two hundred and fifty-four.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 8:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 8:7 - Of the sons of Elam, Jeshai'ah the son of Athali'ah, and with him seventy men.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 10:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 10:2 - And Shecani'ah the son of Jehi'el, of the sons of Elam, addressed Ezra: "We have broken faith with our God and have married foreign women from the peoples of the land, but even now there is hope for Israel in spite of this.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 10:26

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 10:26 - Of the sons of Elam: Mattani'ah, Zechari'ah, Jehi'el, Abdi, Jer'emoth, and Eli'jah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 7:12

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 7:12 - The sons of Elam, a thousand two hundred and fifty-four.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 7:34

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 7:34 - The sons of the other Elam, a thousand two hundred and fifty-four.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 10:14

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 10:14 - The chiefs of the people: Parosh, Pa'hath-mo'ab, Elam, Zattu, Bani,

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 12:42

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 12:42 - and Ma-asei'ah, Shemai'ah, Elea'zar, Uzzi, Jehoha'nan, Malchi'jah, Elam, and Ezer. And the singers sang with Jezrahi'ah as their leader.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 11:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 11:11 - In that day the Lord will extend his hand yet a second time to recover the remnant which is left of his people, from Assyria, from Egypt, from Pathros, from Ethiopia, from Elam, from Shinar, from Hamath, and from the coastlands of the sea.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 21:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 21:2 - A stern vision is told to me; the plunderer plunders, and the destroyer destroys. Go up, O Elam, lay siege, O Media; all the sighing she has caused I bring to an end.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 22:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 22:6 - And Elam bore the quiver with chariots and horsemen, and Kir uncovered the shield.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 25:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 25:25 - all the kings of Zimri, all the kings of Elam, and all the kings of Media;

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 49:34

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:34 - The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning Elam, in the beginning of the reign of Zedeki'ah king of Judah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 49:35

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:35 - Thus says the LORD of hosts: "Behold, I will break the bow of Elam, the mainstay of their might;

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 49:36

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:36 - and I will bring upon Elam the four winds from the four quarters of heaven; and I will scatter them to all those winds, and there shall be no nation to which those driven out of Elam shall not come.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 49:37

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:37 - I will terrify Elam before their enemies, and before those who seek their life; I will bring evil upon them, my fierce anger, says the LORD. I will send the sword after them, until I have consumed them;

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 49:38

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:38 - and I will set my throne in Elam, and destroy their king and princes, says the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 49:39

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:39 - "But in the latter days I will restore the fortunes of Elam, says the LORD."

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 32:24

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 32:24 - "Elam is there, and all her multitude about her grave; all of them slain, fallen by the sword, who went down uncircumcised into the nether world, who spread terror in the land of the living, and they bear their shame with those who go down to the Pit.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 8:2

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 8:2 - And I saw in the vision; and when I saw, I was in Susa the capital, which is in the province of Elam; and I saw in the vision, and I was at the river U'lai.
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