BDB492
[אֲלֻמָּה] noun feminine sheaf, in Joseph's dream Gen 37:7 (4 t. in verse) ( E ) followed by suffix אֲלֻמָּתִי, plural אֲלֻמִּים, אֲלֻמֹּתֵיכֶם ; also Ps 126:6 אֲלֻמֹּתָיו (in figurative of ret. from captivity).
Strong's Lexicon
H485
H485 — אֲלוּמָּה אָלוּם
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | H485 |
|---|---|
| Word: | אֲלוּמָּה אָלוּם |
| Part of Speech: | noun fem |
| Etymology: | passive participle of H481 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 5 |
| Transliteration: | alummah |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | al-oom-maw' (or (masculine) ealum {aw-loom'}) n-f. |
| Meaning: | 1. something bound 2. a sheaf |
| KJV Renderings: | sheaf. |
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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
אלמה (alum-mah’)
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: we (were) binding sheaves in the field,
Psalms 126:6
- KJV: He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him.precious…: or, seed basket
- EHCC: bringing his sheaves (with him).