Elam
עֵילָםStrong’s H5867elam (e-lam)
Appears in 27 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Elam is the Hebrew word usually translated “elam”, “from elam” and “o elam”. It appears in 27 verses of the Old Testament.
“And I saw in a vision; and it came to pass, when I saw, that I was at Shushan in the palace, which is in the province of Elam; and I saw in a vision, and I was by the river of Ulai.”
Meaning
- § Elam = "eternity"
- A Korhite Levite in the time of David
- A chief man of the tribe of Benjamin
- Ancestor of a family of exiles who returned with Zerubbabel
- A chief of the people who signed the covenant with Nehemiah
- Another ancestor of another family of exiles who returned with Zerubbabel
- A priest who assisted at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah
- Another head of a family of returning exiles
- A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.10.22
- A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.8.24
- A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.26.3
- A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.10.14
- A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.12.42
How it's translated
- elam 21
- and elam 3
- in elam 2
- and from elam 1
- o elam 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Jeremiah 7
- Ezra 5
- Nehemiah 4
- Genesis 3
- 1 Chronicles 3
- Isaiah 3
8 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Genesis 10:22The children of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram.
- Genesis 14:1And it came to pass in the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of nations;
- Genesis 14:9With Chedorlaomer the king of Elam, and with Tidal king of nations, and Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar; four kings with five.
- 1 Chronicles 1:17The sons of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram, and Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Meshech.
- 1 Chronicles 8:24And Hananiah, and Elam, and Antothijah,
- 1 Chronicles 26:3Elam the fifth, Jehohanan the sixth, Elioenai the seventh.
Hebrew dictionary
עֵילָם elam · Elam
§ Elam = "eternity" a province east of Babylon and northeast of the lower Tigris
עֵילָם elam · Elam
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.2.7 § Elam = "eternity" 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
עֵילָם elam · Elam
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.10.22; son of: Shem (H8035); brother of: Asshur (H0804H), Arpachshad (H0775), Lud (H3865) and Aram (H0758) § Elam = "eternity" Male living at the time of the first Patriarchs (Gen.10.22; 1Ch.1.17)
עֵילָם elam · Elam
A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.8.24; son of: Shashak (H8349); brother of: Ishpan (H3473), Eber (H5677J), Eliel (H0447I), Abdon (H5658I), Zichri (H2147I), Hanan (H2605), Hananiah (H2608O), Anthothijah (H6070), Iphdeiah (H3301) and Penuel (H6439I) § Elam = "eternity" Male living at the time of the first Patriarchs (Gen.10.22; 1Ch.1.17)
עֵילָם elam · Elam
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.26.3; son of: Meshelemiah (H4920); brother of: Zechariah (H2148A), Jediael (H3043J), Zebadiah (H2069J), Jathniel (H3496), Jehohanan (H3076I) and Eliehoenai (H0454A) § Elam = "eternity" Male living at the time of the first Patriarchs (Gen.10.22; 1Ch.1.17)
עֵילָם elam · Elam
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.10.14 § Elam = "eternity" Male living at the time of the first Patriarchs (Gen.10.22; 1Ch.1.17)
עֵילָם elam · Elam
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.12.42 § Elam = "eternity" Male living at the time of the first Patriarchs (Gen.10.22; 1Ch.1.17)
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.