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עֵילָם H5867
H5867 is the Hebrew word עֵילָם, transliterated ʻÊylâm and said ay-lawm'. The King James Version most often renders it elam.
What it means
Elam, a son of Shem and his descendants, with their country; also of six Israelites.
Where it comes from
or עוֹלָם; (Ezra 10:2; Jeremiah 49:36), probably from H5956 (עָלַם); hidden, i.e. distant.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 28 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: Elam.
Verses using עֵילָם
All 27 verses, quoted in full.
Genesis 10:22 · KJV
The children of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram.
Genesis 14:1 · KJV
And it came to pass in the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of nations;
Genesis 14:9 · KJV
With Chedorlaomer the king of Elam, and with Tidal king of nations, and Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar; four kings with five.
1 Chronicles 1:17 · KJV
The sons of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram, and Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Meshech.
1 Chronicles 8:24 · KJV
And Hananiah, and Elam, and Antothijah,
1 Chronicles 26:3 · KJV
Elam the fifth, Jehohanan the sixth, Elioenai the seventh.
Ezra 2:7 · KJV
The children of Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four.
Ezra 2:31 · KJV
The children of the other Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four.
Ezra 8:7 · KJV
And of the sons of Elam; Jeshaiah the son of Athaliah, and with him seventy males.
Ezra 10:2 · KJV
And Shechaniah the son of Jehiel, one of the sons of Elam, answered and said unto Ezra, We have trespassed against our God, and have taken strange wives of the people of the land: yet now there is hope in Israel concerning this thing.
Ezra 10:26 · KJV
And of the sons of Elam; Mattaniah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, and Abdi, and Jeremoth, and Eliah.
Nehemiah 7:12 · KJV
The children of Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four.
Nehemiah 7:34 · KJV
The children of the other Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four.
Nehemiah 10:14 · KJV
The chief of the people; Parosh, Pahathmoab, Elam, Zatthu, Bani,
Nehemiah 12:42 · KJV
And Maaseiah, and Shemaiah, and Eleazar, and Uzzi, and Jehohanan, and Malchijah, and Elam, and Ezer. And the singers sang loud, with Jezrahiah their overseer.
Isaiah 11:11 · KJV
And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall set his hand again the second time to recover the remnant of his people, which shall be left, from Assyria, and from Egypt, and from Pathros, and from Cush, and from Elam, and from Shinar, and from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea.
Isaiah 21:2 · KJV
A grievous vision is declared unto me; the treacherous dealer dealeth treacherously, and the spoiler spoileth. Go up, O Elam: besiege, O Media; all the sighing thereof have I made to cease.
Isaiah 22:6 · KJV
And Elam bare the quiver with chariots of men and horsemen, and Kir uncovered the shield.
Jeremiah 25:25 · KJV
And all the kings of Zimri, and all the kings of Elam, and all the kings of the Medes,
Jeremiah 49:34 · KJV
The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet against Elam in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, saying,
Jeremiah 49:35 · KJV
Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Behold, I will break the bow of Elam, the chief of their might.
Jeremiah 49:36 · KJV
And upon Elam will I bring the four winds from the four quarters of heaven, and will scatter them toward all those winds; and there shall be no nation whither the outcasts of Elam shall not come.
Jeremiah 49:37 · KJV
For I will cause Elam to be dismayed before their enemies, and before them that seek their life: and I will bring evil upon them, even my fierce anger, saith the LORD; and I will send the sword after them, till I have consumed them:
Jeremiah 49:38 · KJV
And I will set my throne in Elam, and will destroy from thence the king and the princes, saith the LORD.
Jeremiah 49:39 · KJV
But it shall come to pass in the latter days, that I will bring again the captivity of Elam, saith the LORD.
Ezekiel 32:24 · KJV
There is Elam and all her multitude round about her grave, all of them slain, fallen by the sword, which are gone down uncircumcised into the nether parts of the earth, which caused their terror in the land of the living; yet have they borne their shame with them that go down to the pit.
Daniel 8:2 · KJV
And I saw in a vision; and it came to pass, when I saw, that I was at Shushan in the palace, which is in the province of Elam; and I saw in a vision, and I was by the river of Ulai.
Common questions
What does Strong's H5867 mean?
H5867 is the Hebrew word עֵילָם (ʻÊylâm), meaning Elam, a son of Shem and his descendants, with their country; also of six Israelites.
How is H5867 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it elam (26 times), against elam (1 time), cause elam (1 time).
How many times does H5867 appear in the Bible?
עֵילָם (ʻÊylâm) is tagged in 27 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H5867 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: or עוֹלָם; (Ezra 10:2; Jeremiah 49:36), probably from H5956 (עָלַם); hidden, i.e. distant.
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