Strong's Lexicon

H361

H361 — אֵילָם אֵלָם אֵלַמָּה

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebreweylamnoun mascOccurrences: 27TWOT: 45

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H361
Word:אֵילָם אֵלָם אֵלַמָּה
Part of Speech:noun masc
Etymology:probably from H352
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:27
Transliteration:eylam
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:ay-lawm' (or (shortened) {ay-lawm'}; or (feminine) ielammah {ay-lam-maw'}; elam) n-m.
Meaning:1. a pillar-space (or colonnade), i.e. a pale (or portico)
KJV Renderings:arch.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB214

[אֵילָם] noun masculine porch (= אוּלָם), q. v.; only Ezekiel, where Co always for אוּלָם, compare ᵐ5 αἰλαμ; NÄ 929; makes אילם vestibule, אולם porch) — אֵילָם read for אֵילִים Ezek 40:37 (so Sm Co); suffix אילמו Kt Ezek 40:22 (twice in verse) + 4 t. ( Qr אֵילַמָּיו) + Ezek 41:15 Co (for ᵑ0 אֻלַמֵּי); אלמו Kt Ezek 40:21 + 6 t. ( Qr אֵלַמָּיו). — Co all singular: — plural אֵלַמּוֺת Ezek 40:16 ( Co singular) Ezek 40:30 (strike out Co compare MSS . of HCT, B etc., also Ew Hi Sm). — porch, of Ezekiel's temple Ezek 40:16; Ezek 40:21 + 13 t.


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

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