Strong H5867H5867Cעֵילָם

Elam

Transliteration: ‛êylâm ‛ôlâm
Pronunciation: {ay-lawm'} o-lawm'
Morphology: Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.10.22;
son of: Shem (H8035);
brother of: Asshur (H804H), Arpachshad (H775), Lud (H3865) and Aram (H758)

Meaning of the name

Elam = "eternity"

General definition

Probably from H5956; {hidden} that {is} distant;
{Elam} a son of {Shem} and his {descendants} with their country; also of six Israelites: - Elam.

In the biblical story

Elam

Son of Shem, grandson of Noah

Elam was a son of Shem and grandson of Noah.

In the Bible

Strong H5867C appears in 2 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

elam2

First verses

Genesis 10:22
The children of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram.
1 Chronicles 1:17
The sons of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram, and Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Meshech.

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