Hebrew word study

עֵילָםʻÊylâm Elam, a son of Shem and his descendants, with their country

Pronounced “ay-lawm'

Elam, a son of Shem and his descendants, with their country; also of six Israelites

Translated in the King James as: Elam.

Appears 27 times in Scripture

Origin: or עוֹלָם; (Ezra 10:2; Jeremiah 49:36), probably from H5956 (עָלַם); hidden, i.e. distant;

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Where it appears

Genesis 3×
Genesis 10:22Genesis 14:1Genesis 14:9
1 Chronicles 3×
1 Chr 1:171 Chr 8:241 Chr 26:3
Ezra 5×
Ezra 2:7Ezra 2:31Ezra 8:7Ezra 10:2Ezra 10:26
Nehemiah 4×
Nehemiah 7:12Nehemiah 7:34Nehemiah 10:14Nehemiah 12:42
Isaiah 3×
Isaiah 11:11Isaiah 21:2Isaiah 22:6
Jeremiah 7×
Jeremiah 25:25Jeremiah 49:34Jeremiah 49:35Jeremiah 49:36Jeremiah 49:37Jeremiah 49:38Jeremiah 49:39
Ezekiel 1×
Ezekiel 32:24
Daniel 1×
Daniel 8:2

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