BDB6117
[עֲלוּמִים] noun plural abstract youth, youthful vigour; — only suffix עֲלוּמָיו Job 20:11 Qr ( Kt עֲלוּמוֺ); עֲלוּמָיו Ps 89:46; Job 33:25 עֲלוּמַיִךְ Isa 54:4.
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H5934 |
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| Word: | עָלוּם |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | passive participle of H5956 in the denominative sense of H5958 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 5 |
| Transliteration: | aluwm |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | `aluwm (aw-loom') n-m. |
| Meaning: | 1. (only in plural as abstract) adolescence 2. (figuratively) vigor |
| KJV Renderings: | youth. |
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[עֲלוּמִים] noun plural abstract youth, youthful vigour; — only suffix עֲלוּמָיו Job 20:11 Qr ( Kt עֲלוּמוֺ); עֲלוּמָיו Ps 89:46; Job 33:25 עֲלוּמַיִךְ Isa 54:4.
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke