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אֵילָם H361

H361 is the Hebrew word אֵילָם, transliterated ʼêylâm and said ay-lawm'. The King James Version most often renders it arches.

Word: אֵילָםTransliteration: ʼêylâmSaid: ay-lawm'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 12 verses

What it means

a pillar-space (or colonnade), i.e. a pale (or portico).

Where it comes from

or (shortened) אֵלָם ; or (feminine) אֵלַמָּה ; probably from H352 (אַיִל).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 15 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

arches 8×thereof and the arches 5×likewise to the arches 1×therein and in the arches 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: arch.

Verses using אֵילָם

All 12 verses, quoted in full.

Ezekiel 40:16 · KJV

And there were narrow windows to the little chambers, and to their posts within the gate round about, and likewise to the arches: and windows were round about inward: and upon each post were palm trees.

Ezekiel 40:21 · KJV

And the little chambers thereof were three on this side and three on that side; and the posts thereof and the arches thereof were after the measure of the first gate: the length thereof was fifty cubits, and the breadth five and twenty cubits.

Ezekiel 40:22 · KJV

And their windows, and their arches, and their palm trees, were after the measure of the gate that looketh toward the east; and they went up unto it by seven steps; and the arches thereof were before them.

Ezekiel 40:24 · KJV

After that he brought me toward the south, and behold a gate toward the south: and he measured the posts thereof and the arches thereof according to these measures.

Ezekiel 40:25 · KJV

And there were windows in it and in the arches thereof round about, like those windows: the length was fifty cubits, and the breadth five and twenty cubits.

Ezekiel 40:26 · KJV

And there were seven steps to go up to it, and the arches thereof were before them: and it had palm trees, one on this side, and another on that side, upon the posts thereof.

Ezekiel 40:29 · KJV

And the little chambers thereof, and the posts thereof, and the arches thereof, according to these measures: and there were windows in it and in the arches thereof round about: it was fifty cubits long, and five and twenty cubits broad.

Ezekiel 40:30 · KJV

And the arches round about were five and twenty cubits long, and five cubits broad.

Ezekiel 40:31 · KJV

And the arches thereof were toward the utter court; and palm trees were upon the posts thereof: and the going up to it had eight steps.

Ezekiel 40:33 · KJV

And the little chambers thereof, and the posts thereof, and the arches thereof, were according to these measures: and there were windows therein and in the arches thereof round about: it was fifty cubits long, and five and twenty cubits broad.

Ezekiel 40:34 · KJV

And the arches thereof were toward the outward court; and palm trees were upon the posts thereof, on this side, and on that side: and the going up to it had eight steps.

Ezekiel 40:36 · KJV

The little chambers thereof, the posts thereof, and the arches thereof, and the windows to it round about: the length was fifty cubits, and the breadth five and twenty cubits.

Common questions

What does Strong's H361 mean?

H361 is the Hebrew word אֵילָם (ʼêylâm), meaning a pillar-space (or colonnade), i.e. a pale (or portico).

How is H361 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it arches (8 times), thereof and the arches (5 times), likewise to the arches (1 time), therein and in the arches (1 time).

How many times does H361 appear in the Bible?

אֵילָם (ʼêylâm) is tagged in 12 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H361 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: or (shortened) אֵלָם ; or (feminine) אֵלַמָּה ; probably from H352 (אַיִל).

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