Help QuickNav Adv. Options
DBY

DBY

Click to Change

Return to Top

Return to Top

Printer Icon

Print

Copy
Copy Options
Strong's
Red Letter
The Blue Letter Bible

Lexicon :: Strong's H5867 - ʿêlām

Choose a new font size and typeface
עֵילָם
Transliteration
ʿêlām
Pronunciation
ay-lawm'
Listen
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.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006 by Biblesoft, Inc.
All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com

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.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Gen 10:22

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

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Gen 14:1

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 14:1 - And it came to pass in the days of Amraphel the king of Shinar, Arioch the king of El-lasar, Chedorlaomer the king of Elam, and Tidal the king of nations,

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Gen 14:9

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

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 1:17

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

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 8:24

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

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 26:3

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

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 2:7

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

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 2:31

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

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 8:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 8:7 - And of the children of Elam, Isaiah the son of Athaliah, and with him seventy males.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 10:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 10:2 - And Shechaniah the son of Jehiel, of the sons of Elam, answered and said to Ezra, We have acted unfaithfully toward our God, and have taken foreign wives of the peoples of the land; yet now there is hope for Israel concerning this thing.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 10:26

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

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Neh 7:12

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

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Neh 7:34

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

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Neh 10:14

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

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Neh 12:42

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 12:42 - and Maaseiah, and Shemaiah, and Eleazar, and Uzzi, and Jehohanan, and Malchijah, and Elam, and Ezer. And the singers sang loud; and Jizrahiah was their overseer.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Isa 11:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 11:11 - And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall set his hand again the second time to acquire the remnant of his people which shall be left, from Assyria, and from Egypt, and from Pathros, and from Cush, and from Elam, and from Shinar, and from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Isa 21:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 21:2 - A grievous vision is declared unto me: the treacherous dealeth treacherously, and the spoiler spoileth. Go up, Elam! besiege, Media! All the sighing thereof have I made to cease.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Isa 22:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 22:6 - -- Elam beareth the quiver with chariots of men and horsemen; and Kir uncovereth the shield.

Tools

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 the Medes;

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Jer 49:34

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:34 - The word of Jehovah that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning Elam, in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, saying,

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Jer 49:35

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:35 - Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: Behold, I will break the bow of Elam, the chief of their might.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Jer 49:36

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:36 - And upon Elam will I bring the four winds, from the four ends of the heavens, and I will scatter them toward all those winds; and there shall be no nation whither the outcasts of Elam shall not come.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Jer 49:37

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:37 - And I will cause Elam to be dismayed before their enemies, and before them that seek their life; and I will bring evil upon them, my fierce anger, saith Jehovah; and I will send the sword after them, till I have consumed them.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Jer 49:38

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:38 - And I will set my throne in Elam, and will destroy from thence king and princes, saith Jehovah.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Jer 49:39

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:39 - But it shall come to pass at the end of the days, I will turn the captivity of Elam, saith Jehovah.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Eze 32:24

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 32:24 - There is Elam and all her multitude round about her grave, all of them slain, fallen by the sword, who are gone down uncircumcised unto the lower parts of the earth, who caused their terror in the land of the living; yet have they borne their confusion with them that go down to the pit.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Dan 8:2

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 8:2 - And I saw in the vision; and it came to pass, when I saw, that I was in the fortress of Shushan, which is in the province of Elam. And I saw in the vision, and I was by the river Ulai.
BLB Searches
Search the Bible
DBY
  [?]

Advanced Options

Other Searches

Multi-Verse Retrieval
x
DBY
Daily Devotionals
x

Blue Letter Bible offers several daily devotional readings in order to help you refocus on Christ and the Gospel of His peace and righteousness.

Daily Bible Reading Plans
x

Recognizing the value of consistent reflection upon the Word of God in order to refocus one's mind and heart upon Christ and His Gospel of peace, we provide several reading plans designed to cover the entire Bible in a year.

One-Year Plans

Two-Year Plan

Translations available: King James Version, New King James Version, New Living Translation, New International Version, English Standard Version, Christian Standard Bible, New American Standard Bible 2020, New American Standard Bible 1995, Legacy Standard Bible 2021, New English Translation, Revised Standard Version, American Standard Version, Young's Literal Translation, Darby Translation, Webster's Bible, Hebrew Names Version, Reina-Valera 1960, Latin Vulgate, Westminster Leningrad Codex, Septuagint, Morphological Greek New Testament, and Textus Receptus.