Strong's Lexicon

H481

H481 — אָלַם

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

Hebrewalamverb-stemOccurrences: 9TWOT: 102

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H481
Word:אָלַם
Part of Speech:verb-stem
Etymology:a primitive root
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:9
Transliteration:alam
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:aw-lam'
Meaning:1. to tie fast 2. hence (of the mouth) to be tongue-tied
KJV Renderings:bind, be dumb, put to silence.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB491

[אָלַם] verb bind (perhaps compare Assyrian [ al¹mu ], almattu , fortress Dl in ZimBP 114 & in BDEzek.:xi; Arabic [untranscribed source text 232] be in pain, Aramaic [untranscribed source text 233] retain anger).

Niph`al (be bound =) be dumb, Perfect 3 feminine singular נֶאֱלָ֑מָה Isa 53:7 וְנֶאֱלַמְתָּ֫ Ezek 3:26, etc.; Imperfect 2 masculine singular תֵּאָלֵם Ezek 24:27 3 feminine plural תֵּאָלַמְנָה Ps 31:19. —
1. be dumb, i.e. silent Ps 39:3 דוּמִיָּה ׳ נ (|| הֶחֱשֵׁיתִי); compare Ps 39:10 (|| לֹא אֶפְתַּחפִּֿי ); simile of sheep Isa 53:7 (|| id.); be dumb, i.e. unable to speak Ezek 3:26 (result of וּלְשׁוֺנְךָ אַדְבִּיק אֶלחִֿכָּ֑ךָ) compare Ezek 24:27 יִפָּתַח פִּיךָ ֗֗֗ וּתְדַבֵּר וְלֹא תֵאָלֵם עוֺד; Ezek 33:22 וַיִּפְתַּח פִּי וְלֹא נֶאֱלַמְתִּי עוֺד; also Dan 10:15 (compare Dan 10:16); be made dumb subject שִׂפְתֵי שָׁ֑קֶר lying lips Ps 31:19 (|| יִדְּמוּ לִשְׁאוֺל Ps 31:18).
Pi`el Participle bind Gen 37:7 ( E ) מְאַלְּמִים אֲלֻמִּים binding sheaves.


Other Resources

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

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

אלם (ah-lam’)

Genesis 37:7

KJV: For, behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and, lo, my sheaf arose, and also stood upright; and, behold, your sheaves stood round about, and made obeisance to my sheaf.
EHCC: For, behold, we (were) binding
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