Alameth — the meaning of the Hebrew name עָלֶמֶת

עָלֶמֶת

ʻÂlemeth · pronounced aw-leh'-meth · Strong's H5964 · a man · also spelled Alemeth

Alameth means a covering.

Built from

עָלַם ʻâlam (from, H5956) — to veil from sight, i.e. conceal (literally or figuratively) open in the lexicon ›

from H5956; a covering; Alemeth, the name of a place in Palestine and of two Israelites.

1Chr 6:45 The son of Hashabiah, the son of Amaziah, the son of Hilkiah, (KJV)

4 occurrences in 4 verses — 1 Chronicles

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Definitions from Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (public domain); occurrences from the Westminster Leningrad Codex via Hebrew Explorer's interlinear.

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