BDB493
אֵ֫לֶם noun [masculine] silence, Ps 56:1 (title) see Ol De, in name of melody עַליֿוֺנַת אֵלֶם רְחֹקִים; also Ps 58:2 (= adverb in silence ?) but read אֵלִ(י)ם Ol De Che, etc.
Strong's Lexicon
H482
H482 — אֵלֶם
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | H482 |
|---|---|
| Word: | אֵלֶם |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Etymology: | from H481 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | elem |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | ay'-lem |
| Meaning: | 1. silence (i.e. mute justice) |
| KJV Renderings: | congregation. |
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced
Other Resources
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
Englishman's Hebrew Concordance
אלם (eh’-lem)
Concordance entry
- EHCC: Pa 56: [title] (1) upon Jonath-elem-rechokim, (lit. dove of silence (among) strangers) 1(2).Do ye indeed speak righteousness, O :68 congregation ?