King James Bible
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STRONGS NUMBER H5867
Transliteration: Eylam
Phonetic Spelling: (ay-lawm')
Part of Speech: proper name, of a people et. terr.; proper name, masculine
Short Definition: a son of Shem, also his desc. and their country
Meaning: Elam -- a son of Shem, also his descendants and their country
Word Summary
Eylam: a son of Shem, also his desc. and their country
Original Word: עֵילָםTransliteration: Eylam
Phonetic Spelling: (ay-lawm')
Part of Speech: proper name, of a people et. terr.; proper name, masculine
Short Definition: a son of Shem, also his desc. and their country
Meaning: Elam -- a son of Shem, also his descendants and their country
Strong's Concordance
Elam Or mowlam (Ezra 10:2; Jeremiah 49:36) {o-lawm'}; probably from alam; hidden, i.e. Distant; Elam, a son of Shem and his descendants, with their country; also of six Israelites -- Elam.
see HEBREW alam
Brown-Driver-Briggs
H5867. Eylam
I. עֵילָם proper name, of a people et. terr. Elam, Αιλαμ, Ἐλαμεῖραι, well-known country and people northeast of Lower Tigris (Assyrian Elamtu DlPa 320 ff. COTGenesis 10:22); — as early invaders of Palestine 14:1, 9, allies of Assyr. Isaiah 22:6; foe of Babylon 21:2; abode of dispersed Israelites 11:11; prophesied against Jeremiah 49:34-35, 36 (twice in verse) (Qr, Kt עולם), 49:37; 49:38; 49:39; Ezekiel 32:24, compare ע ׳כָּלמַֿלְכֵי Jeremiah 25:25; called 'son' of Shem Genesis 10:22 (P) = 1 Chronicles 1:17; purely local designation ׳ע הַמְּדִינָה Daniel 8:2.
II. עֵילָם proper name, masculine Ηλαμ, Αιλαμ:
1 heads of families of returned exiles:
a. Ezra 2:7 = Nehemiah 7:12.
b. Ezra 2:31 = Nehemiah 7:34.
c. Ezra 8:7; 10:2 (Qr; Kt עולם), 10:26.
2. a chief of people Nehemiah 10:15.
3 name in Benjamin 1 Chronicles 8:24.
4 Levite name 1 Chronicles 26:3.
5 a priest Nehemiah 12:42.