From alam; properly, something kept out of sight (compare almah), i.e. A lad -- young man, stripling.
see HEBREW alam
see HEBREW almah
H5958. elem
עֶ֫לֶם noun masculine young man; — ׳ע absolute 1 Samuel 20:22, הָעָ֑לֶם 17:56; ׳ע; probably also 17:42; 16:12 (for עִם ᵑ0) Gr KrenkelZAW ii (1882), 309 Bu HPS.