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Elim — the meaning of the Hebrew name אֵילִם

אֵילִם

ʼÊylim · pronounced ay-leem' · Strong's H362 · a place

Elim means palm-trees.

Built from

אַיִל ʼayil (plural of, H352) — properly, strength open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

plural of H352; palm-trees; Elim, a place in the Desert.

First appearance

Exod 15:27 And they came to Elim, where were twelve wells of water, and threescore and ten palm trees: and they encamped there by the waters. (KJV)

Every verse that names Elim

4 occurrences in 4 verses — Exodus, Numbers

Exod 15:27Exod 16:1Num 33:9Num 33:10

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