Elam — the meaning of the Hebrew name עֵילָם

עֵילָם

ʻÊylâm · pronounced ay-lawm' · Strong's H5867 · a man and a place

Elam means (Ezra 10:2.

Built from

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

Strong's definition

or עוֹלָם; (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.

First appearance

Gen 10:22 The children of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram. (KJV)

Every verse that names Elam

27 occurrences in 27 verses — Genesis, 1 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Daniel

Gen 10:22Gen 14:1Gen 14:91Chr 1:171Chr 8:241Chr 26:3Ezra 2:7Ezra 2:31Ezra 8:7Ezra 10:2Ezra 10:26Neh 7:12Neh 7:34Neh 10:15Neh 12:42Isa 11:11Isa 21:2Isa 22:6Jer 25:25Jer 49:34Jer 49:35Jer 49:36Jer 49:37Jer 49:38Jer 49:39Ezek 32:24Dan 8:2

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