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Lexicon :: Strong's H481 - 'ālam

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אָלַם
Transliteration
'ālam
Pronunciation
aw-lam'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 102

Strong’s Definitions

אָלַם ʼâlam, aw-lam'; a primitive root; to tie fast; hence (of the mouth) to be tongue-tied:—bind, be dumb, put to silence.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x

The KJV translates Strong's H481 in the following manner: dumb (7x), put to silence (1x), binding (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x
The KJV translates Strong's H481 in the following manner: dumb (7x), put to silence (1x), binding (1x).

  1. to bind

    1. (Niphal)

      1. to be dumb

      2. to be bound

    2. (Piel) binding (part.)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אָלַם ʼâlam, aw-lam'; a primitive root; to tie fast; hence (of the mouth) to be tongue-tied:—bind, be dumb, put to silence.
STRONGS H481: Abbreviations
† [אָלַם] verb bind (perhaps compare Assyrian [alāmu], almattu, fortress Dl in ZimBP 114 & in BDEzekielxi; Arabic أَلِمَ be in pain, Aramaic MFlAE   retain anger).
Niph. (be bound =) be dumb, Perfect 3rd person feminine singular נֶאֱלָ֑מָה Isaiah 53:7; וְנֶאֱלַמְתָּ֫ Ezekiel 3:26, etc.; Imperfect 2nd person masculine singular תֵּאָלֵם Ezekiel 24:27; 3rd person feminine plural תֵּאָלַמְנָה Psalm 31:19. —
1. be dumb, i.e. silent Psalm 39:3 דוּמִיָּה נ׳ (|| הֶחֱשֵׁיתִי); compare Psalm 39:10 (|| אֶפְתַּח־פִּי לֹא); simile of sheep Isaiah 53:7 (|| id.); be dumb, i.e. unable to speak Ezekiel 3:26 (result of וּלְשׁוֺנְךָ אַדְבִּיק אֶל־חִכָּ֑ךָ) compare Ezekiel 24:27 ⬩⬩⬩פִּיךָ יִפָּתַח וּתְדַבֵּר וְלֹא תֵאָלֵם עוֺד; Ezekiel 33:22 עוֺד נֶאֱלַמְתִּי וְלֹא פִּי וַיִּפְתַּח; also Daniel 10:15 (compare Daniel 10:16); be made dumb subject שִׂפְתֵי שָׁ֑קֶר lying lips Psalm 31:19 (|| יִדְּמוּ לִשְׁאוֺל Psalm 31:18).
Pi. Participle bind Genesis 37:7 (E) מְאַלְּמִים אֲלֻמִּים binding sheaves.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

37:7

Psalms

31:18; 31:19; 31:19; 39:3; 39:10

Isaiah

53:7; 53:7

Ezekiel

3:26; 3:26; 24:27; 24:27; 33:22

Daniel

10:15; 10:16

H481

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Strong's Number H481 matches the Hebrew אָלַם ('ālam),
which occurs 9 times in 9 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 37:7

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:7 - There we were, binding sheaves of grain in the middle of the field. Suddenly my sheaf rose up and stood upright and your sheaves surrounded my sheaf and bowed down to it!"

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 31:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:18 - May lying lips be silenced - lips that speak defiantly against the innocent with arrogance and contempt!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 39:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 39:2 - I was stone silent; I held back the urge to speak. My frustration grew;

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 39:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 39:9 - I am silent and cannot open my mouth because of what you have done.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 53:7

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 53:7 - He was treated harshly and afflicted, but he did not even open his mouth. Like a lamb led to the slaughtering block, like a sheep silent before her shearers, he did not even open his mouth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 3:26

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 3:26 - I will make your tongue stick to the roof of your mouth so that you will be silent and unable to reprove them, for they are a rebellious house.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 24:27

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 24:27 - On that day you will be able to speak again; you will talk with the fugitive and be silent no longer. You will be an object lesson for them, and they will know that I am the LORD."

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 33:22

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 33:22 - Now the hand of the LORD had been on me the evening before the refugee reached me, but the LORD opened my mouth by the time the refugee arrived in the morning; he opened my mouth and I was no longer unable to speak.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 10:15

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 10:15 - While he was saying this to me, I was flat on the ground and unable to speak.
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