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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, Arpachshad, Lud, and Aram.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 14:1

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 14:1 - In the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of Goiim,

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 14:9

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 14:9 - with Chedorlaomer king of Elam, Tidal king of Goiim, Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar, 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, Arpachshad, Lud, and Aram. And the sons of Aram:[fn] Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 8:24

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 8:24 - Hananiah, Elam, Anthothijah,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 26:3

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 2:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 2:7 - The sons of Elam, 1,254.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 2:31

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 2:31 - The sons of the other Elam, 1,254.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 8:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 8:7 - Of the sons of Elam, Jeshaiah the son of Athaliah, and with him 70 men.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 10:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 10:2 - And Shecaniah the son of Jehiel, 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: Mattaniah, Zechariah, Jehiel, Abdi, Jeremoth, and Elijah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 7:12

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 7:12 - The sons of Elam, 1,254.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 7:34

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 7:34 - The sons of the other Elam, 1,254.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 10:14

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 10:14 - The chiefs of the people: Parosh, Pahath-moab, Elam, Zattu, Bani,

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 12:42

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 12:42 - and Maaseiah, Shemaiah, Eleazar, Uzzi, Jehohanan, Malchijah, Elam, and Ezer. And the singers sang with Jezrahiah 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 that remains of his people, from Assyria, from Egypt, from Pathros, from Cush,[fn] 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 traitor betrays,
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 Zedekiah 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 disaster upon them, my fierce anger, declares 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 officials, declares 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, declares the LORD.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 32:24

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 32:24 - “Elam is there, and all her multitude around her grave; all of them slain, fallen by the sword, who went down uncircumcised into the world below, who spread their 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 citadel, which is in the province of Elam. And I saw in the vision, and I was at the Ulai canal.
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