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אִלֵּם H483
H483 is the Hebrew word אִלֵּם, transliterated ʼillêm and said il-lame'. The King James Version most often renders it dumb.
What it means
speechless.
Where it comes from
from H481 (אָלַם).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 6 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: dumb (man).
Verses using אִלֵּם
All 6 verses, quoted in full.
Exodus 4:11 · KJV
And the LORD said unto him, Who hath made man’s mouth? or who maketh the dumb, or deaf, or the seeing, or the blind? have not I the LORD?
Psalm 38:13 · KJV
But I, as a deaf man, heard not; and I was as a dumb man that openeth not his mouth.
Proverbs 31:8 · KJV
Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction.
Isaiah 35:6 · KJV
Then shall the lame man leap as an hart, and the tongue of the dumb sing: for in the wilderness shall waters break out, and streams in the desert.
Isaiah 56:10 · KJV
His watchmen are blind: they are all ignorant, they are all dumb dogs, they cannot bark; sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber.
Habakkuk 2:18 · KJV
What profiteth the graven image that the maker thereof hath graven it; the molten image, and a teacher of lies, that the maker of his work trusteth therein, to make dumb idols?
Common questions
What does Strong's H483 mean?
H483 is the Hebrew word אִלֵּם (ʼillêm), meaning speechless.
How is H483 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it dumb (5 times), dumb man (1 time).
How many times does H483 appear in the Bible?
אִלֵּם (ʼillêm) is tagged in 6 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H483 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from H481 (אָלַם).
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