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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 - Sons of Shem are Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 14:1

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 14:1 - And it cometh to pass in the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of Goyim,

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 14:9

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 14:9 - with Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of Goyim, and Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar; four kings with the five.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 1:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 1:17 - Sons of Shem: Elam and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram, and Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Meshech.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 8:24

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 8:24 - and Hananiah, and Elam, and Antothijah,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 26:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:3 - Elam the fifth, Jehohanan the sixth, Elioenai the seventh.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 2:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 2:7 - Sons of Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 2:31

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 2:31 - Sons of another Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 8:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 8:7 - And from the sons of Elam: Jeshaiah son of Athaliah, and with him seventy who are males.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 10:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 10:2 - And Shechaniah son of Jehiel, of the sons of Elam, answereth and saith to Ezra, 'We -- we have trespassed against our God, and we settle strange women of the peoples of the land; and now there is hope for Israel concerning this,

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 10:26

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 10:26 - And of the sons of Elam: Mattaniah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, and Abdi, and Jeremoth, and Elijah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 7:12

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 7:34

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 10:14

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 10:14 - Heads of the people: Parosh, Pahath-Moab, Elam, Zatthu, Bani,

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 12:42

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 12:42 - and Masseiah, and Shemaiah, and Eleazar, and Uzzi, and Jehohanan, and Malchijah, and Elam, and Ezer, and the singers sound, and Jezrahiah the inspector;

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 11:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 11:11 - And it hath come to pass, in that day, The Lord addeth a second time his power, To get the remnant of His people that is left, From Asshur, and from Egypt, And from Pathros, and from Cush, And from Elam, and from Shinar, And from Hamath, and from isles of the sea,

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 21:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 21:2 - A hard vision hath been declared to me, The treacherous dealer is dealing treacherously, And the destroyer is destroying. Go up, O Elam, besiege, O Media, All its sighing I have caused to cease.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 22:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 22:6 - And Elam hath borne a quiver, In a chariot of men -- horsemen, And Kir hath exposed a shield.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 25:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 25:25 - And all the kings of Zimri, And 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 - That which hath been the word of Jehovah unto Jeremiah the prophet concerning Elam, in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, saying:

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 49:35

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:35 - 'Thus said Jehovah of Hosts: Lo, I am breaking the bow of Elam, The beginning of their might.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 49:36

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:36 - And I have brought in to Elam four winds, From the four ends of the heavens, And have scattered them to all these winds, And there is no nation whither outcasts of Elam come not in.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 49:37

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:37 - And I have affrighted Elam before their enemies, And before those seeking their life, And I have brought in against them evil, The heat of Mine anger, An affirmation of Jehovah, And I have sent after them the sword, Till I have consumed them;

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 49:38

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:38 - And I have set My throne in Elam, And I have destroyed thence King and princes -- an affirmation of Jehovah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 49:39

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:39 - And it hath come to pass, in the latter end of the days, I turn back to the captivity of Elam, An affirmation of Jehovah!'

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 32:24

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 32:24 - There is Elam, and all her multitude, Round about is her grave, All of them wounded, who are falling by sword, Who have gone down uncircumcised unto the earth -- the lower parts, Because they gave their terror in the land of the living, And they bear their shame with those going down to the pit.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 8:2

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 8:2 - And I see in a vision, and it cometh to pass, in my seeing, and I am in Shushan the palace that is in Elam the province, and I see in a vision, and I have been by the stream Ulai.
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