Gender Masculine
Scripts עֵילָם(Ancient Hebrew)
Pronounced Pron. /ˈiː.ləm/(English)  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Possibly means either "hidden" or "eternity" in Hebrew. This is the name of several characters in the Old Testament, including a son of Shem who was the ancestor of the Elamite peoples.

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Sources & References

  1. Strong, James. The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, entry h5867, available from https://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?strongs=h5867.
Entry updated October 6, 2024