אֵילִם
e.lim
Elim
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
Supported# Elim: A Biblical Place Name Based on the lexical data provided, Elim (אֵילִם) is a proper noun—specifically a place name—that appears six times in the Hebrew Bible. As a geographical designation rather than a common word with variable meanings, Elim functioned as a fixed location within the biblical narrative rather than a concept with semantic range or interpretive complexity. The limited frequency of occurrence (six instances) suggests Elim held specific rather than widespread importance in biblical texts. Without access to the contextual passages themselves, the lexicon data indicates only that this was a recognized geographic site significant enough to be named and referenced multiple times throughout Scripture. The term's status as a lemma in Strong's concordance reflects its role as a discrete, proper noun worthy of independent cataloging in biblical reference systems. For readers of the Bible, Elim represents the kind of historical or geographical marker that anchors narratives in specific locations, though understanding its full significance requires examining the passages in which it appears. The lexical entry itself confirms its existence as a biblically-attested place, but the six occurrences constitute the measurable extent of what can be definitively stated from the lexicon data alone.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
6 total occurrences across the text
They came to Elim, where there were twelve springs of water, and seventy palm trees. They encamped there by the waters.
Exodus 16:1They took their journey from Elim, and all the congregation of the children of Israel came to the wilderness of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month after their departing out of the land of Egypt.
Exodus 16:1They took their journey from Elim, and all the congregation of the children of Israel came to the wilderness of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month after their departing out of the land of Egypt.
Numbers 33:9They traveled from Marah, and came to Elim. In Elim, there were twelve springs of water and seventy palm trees, and they encamped there.
Numbers 33:9They traveled from Marah, and came to Elim. In Elim, there were twelve springs of water and seventy palm trees, and they encamped there.
Numbers 33:10They traveled from Elim, and encamped by the Red Sea.