Biblica Analytica
H5867B Hebrew

עֵילָם

e.lam

Elam

Lexicon Entry

Definition
Elam
Transliteration
e.lam
Strong's Number
H5867B
Occurrences
7
Semantic Domain
Proper Name: Person

Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

What Original Readers Understood

Explored

Based on the provided lexicon data for Strong's number H5867B, the Hebrew word is 'elām (עֵילָם). It is a proper noun with a semantic domain of Person, meaning it refers to a specific individual or people group. The word Elam is translated to this form seven times in the Bible. The data does not provide information on the historical or cultural context of Elam, but it does indicate that the name Elam is used as a proper noun, which is a significant detail. Proper nouns typically refer to specific, unique entities, such as people, places, or events, and are not intended to convey general or abstract meanings. Given its status as a proper noun, the significance of the word Elam appears to be its unique association with a particular person, a group of people, or an individual event in the biblical narrative.

Source data & methodology
Strong's
H5867B
Lemma
עֵילָם
Transliteration
e.lam
Definition
Elam
Occurrences
7
Model
groq
Prompt version
1

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Occurrences in Scripture

7 total occurrences across the text