Hebrew Word Study
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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Hebrew Text
Strong's Concordance
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
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| 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) |
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