עֵילָםʻÊylâm
Elam, a son of Shem and his descendants, with their country; also of six Israelites
Pronunciation: ay-lawm' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H5867
Meanings
עֵילָם: proper name [of a people and territory]: Elam, well-known country and people northeast of Lower Tigris (Genesis 10:22; Genesis 14:1; Genesis 14:9; Isaiah 22:6; Isaiah 21:2)
עֵילָם: 1. heads of families of returned exiles
2. a chief of people (Nehemiah 10:15)
3. name in Benjamin (1 Chronicles 8:24)
4. Levite name (1 Chronicles 26:3)
5. a priest (Nehemiah 12:42)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 28 times in the Bible.
- Genesis 10:22 The descendants of Shem were Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram.
- Genesis 14:1 About this time war broke out in the region. King Amraphel of Babylonia, King Arioch of Ellasar, King Kedorlaomer of Elam, and King Tidal of Goiim
- Genesis 14:9 They fought against King Kedorlaomer of Elam, King Tidal of Goiim, King Amraphel of Babylonia, and King Arioch of Ellasar—four kings against five.
- 1 Chronicles 1:17 The descendants of Shem were Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram. The descendants of Aram were Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash.
- 1 Chronicles 8:24 Hananiah, Elam, Anthothijah,
- 1 Chronicles 26:3 Elam (the fifth), Jehohanan (the sixth), and Eliehoenai (the seventh).
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).