אֵלֶם

«אֵלֶם» in the Tanakh dictionary: silence — how often it is used, MACULA's glosses, its meanings in the printed dictionaries and why they were chosen, and 2 verses in layers.

Used: 2 times · Key: 482 · BDB: אֵ֫לֶם

Glosses

elem- (1); silence (1)

Meaning (OSHB)

silence tree →

Meaning (BDB 1906)

silence tree →

The whole BDB entry

n.[m.] silence, ψ 56:1 (title) vid. Ol De, in name of melody עַל־יוֹנַת אֵלֶם רְחֹקִים; also ψ 58:2 (= adv. in silence?) but read אֵלִ(י)ם Ol De Che, etc.

Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 2 of its verses cited, 1 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (11 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 1 words shared with the BDB entry, 1 with the glosses (8 candidates)

Trees and pragmatics

Every English meaning of «אֵלֶם» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.

In the verses

Psalms 58:2

הַֽאֻמְנָ֗ם אֵ֣לֶם צֶ֭דֶק תְּדַבֵּר֑וּן מֵישָׁרִ֥ים תִּ֝שְׁפְּט֗וּ בְּנֵ֣י אָדָֽם׃

Word for word: ? really silence of.righteousness do you.speak uprightness(es) do.you.judge? [the].children of.humankind

JPS 1917: Do ye indeed speak as a righteous company? Do ye judge with equity the sons of men?

Psalms 56:1

לַמְנַצֵּ֤חַ ׀ עַל־י֬וֹנַת אֵ֣לֶם רְ֭חֹקִים לְדָוִ֣ד מִכְתָּ֑ם בֶּֽאֱחֹ֨ז אֹת֖וֹ פְלִשְׁתִּ֣ים בְּגַֽת׃

Word for word: to the choirmaster on yonath- elem- rechokim of David a.miktam when seized him [the].Philistines in Gath

JPS 1917: For the Leader; upon Jonath-elem-rehokim. A Psalm of David; Michtam; when the Philistines took him in Gath.

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