Strong H5867H5867Iעֵילָם

Elam

One of the 7 senses of Strong H5867

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

Definition

A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.10.14

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

A leader who signed Nehemiah's covenant

Elam was a leader who signed the covenant during Nehemiah's time.

In the Bible

Strong H5867I appears in 1 verse of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • elam1

First verses

  1. Nehemiah 10:14
    The chief of the people; Parosh, Pahath–moab, Elam, Zatthu, Bani,
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