עֵילָם

«עֵילָם» in the Tanakh dictionary: Elam — 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: 15 times · Key: 5867 · BDB: עֵילָם

Glosses

Elam (8); of.Elam (6); O.Elam (1)

Meaning (OSHB)

Elam tree →

Meaning (BDB 1906)

n.pr.gent. et terr. Elam tree →

The whole BDB entry

n.pr.gent. et terr. Elam, Αιλαμ, Ἐλαμεῖται, well-known country and people NE. of Lower Tigris (Assyrian Elamtu DlPa 320 ff. COT Gn 10:22);—as early invaders of Palestin Gn 14:1, 9, allies of Assyrian Is 22:6; foe of Babylon 21:2; abode of dispersed Israelites 11:11; prophesied against Je 49:34, 35, 36(×2) (Qr, Kt עולם), v 37, 38, 39 Ez 32:24, cf. כָּל־מַלְכֵי ע׳ Je 25:25; called ‘son’ of Shem Gn 10:22 (P) = 1 Ch 1:17; purely local designation ע׳ הַמְּדִינָה Dn 8:2.

Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 14 of its verses cited, 1 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (12 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 1 words shared with the BDB entry, 1 with the glosses (7 candidates)

Trees and pragmatics

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

In the verses

Isaiah 22:6

וְעֵילָם֙ נָשָׂ֣א אַשְׁפָּ֔ה בְּרֶ֥כֶב אָדָ֖ם פָּֽרָשִׁ֑ים וְקִ֥יר עֵרָ֖ה מָגֵֽן׃

Word for word: and Elam it.took.up a.quiver with chariotry of.a.man horsemen and Kir it.laid.bare a.shield

JPS 1917: And Elam bore the quiver, with troops of men, even horsemen; and Kir uncovered the shield.

Jeremiah 49:39

וְהָיָ֣ה ׀ בְּאַחֲרִ֣ית הַיָּמִ֗ים אָשִׁ֛יב אֶת־שְׁב֥וּת עֵילָ֖ם נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃ס

Word for word: and it.will.be at the.end of the.days I.will.turn.back (et) the.captivity of.Elam the.utterance of.Yahweh

JPS 1917: But it shall come to pass in the end of days, that I will bring back the captivity of Elam, saith the LORD.

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