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The meaning of אֵילָם

Understanding ʼêylâm reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.

Definition

or (shortened) אֵלָם ʼêlâm (ay-lawm') ; or (feminine) אֵלַמָּה ʼêlammâh (ay-lam-maw') ; probably from אַיִל arch. - a pi...

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אֵילָם

Phoneticay-lawm'
Transliterationʼêylâm
Grammar Code
H:N-M
Hebrew Noun, Masculine
Strong's Definition
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

or (shortened) אֵלָם ʼêlâm (ay-lawm') ; or (feminine) אֵלַמָּה ʼêlammâh (ay-lam-maw') ; probably from אַיִל arch. - a pillar-space (or colonnade), i.e. a pale (or portico) 1) porch, vestibule, portico

Scripture References

Occurrences in the Bible

12 total references
ReferenceText
Ezekiel 40:29

And the little chambers thereof, and the posts thereof, and the arches thereof, according to these measures: and there were windows in it and in the arches thereof round about: it was fifty cubits long, and five and twenty cubits broad.

Word: אֵילָם (ʼêylâm)

Usage Statistics

Total Occurrences
12x
Most Frequent Book
Ezekiel
Book Distribution

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