Strong H5867H5867Jעֵילָם
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.12.42
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.
{Elam} a son of {Shem} and his {descendants} with their country; also of six Israelites: - Elam.
In the biblical story
Elam
A priest or Levite in Nehemiah's time
Elam was a priest or Levite during the time of Nehemiah.
In the Bible
Strong H5867J appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- elam1
First verses
- Nehemiah 12:42And Maaseiah, and Shemaiah, and Eleazar, and Uzzi, and Jehohanan, and Malchijah, and Elam, and Ezer. And the singers sang loud, with Jezrahiah their overseer.