The meaning of “אִלֵּם”
Understanding ʼillêm reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
dumb (man). - speechless 1) mute, silent, dumb, unable to speak
אִלֵּם
dumb (man). - speechless 1) mute, silent, dumb, unable to speak
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Exodus 4:11 | “And the Lord said unto him, Who hath made man’s mouth? or who maketh the dumb, or deaf, or the seeing, or the blind? have not I the Lord?” Word: אִלֵּם (ʼillêm) | |
| Psalms 38:13 | “But I, as a deaf man, heard not; and I was as a dumb man that openeth not his mouth.” Word: אִלֵּם (ʼillêm) | |
| Proverbs 31:8 | “Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction.” Word: אִלֵּם (ʼillêm) | |
| Isaiah 56:10 | “His watchmen are blind: they are all ignorant, they are all dumb dogs, they cannot bark; sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber.” Word: אִלֵּם (ʼillêm) | |
| Habakkuk 2:18 | “What profiteth the graven image that the maker thereof hath graven it; the molten image, and a teacher of lies, that the maker of his work trusteth therein, to make dumb idols?” Word: אִלֵּם (ʼillêm) |
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