Jalam — the meaning of the Hebrew name יַעְלָם

יַעְלָם

Yaʻlâm · pronounced yah-lawm' · Strong's H3281 · a man

Jalam means occult.

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

from H5956; occult; Jalam, an Edomite.

Gen 36:5 And Aholibamah bare Jeush, and Jaalam, and Korah: these are the sons of Esau, which were born unto him in the land of Canaan. (KJV)

4 occurrences in 4 verses — Genesis, 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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