Menu
H483 אִלֵּם (ʼillêm) il-lame'
Hebrew
‹ H482 Hebrew Dictionary H484 ›

Strong's Definition

from 481; speechless

KJV Usage: dumb (man)

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

אִלֵּם (il.lem) — mute. mute, silent, dumb, unable to speak

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

adj · אלם

Unable | ≈ חֵרֵשׁ · עִוֵּר · פִּסֵּחַ | ≠ נבח · פִּקֵּחַ

dumb, unable to speak = state in which humans or animals are unable to speak ◄ because of a physical limitation or because of emotions

EXO 4:11 · PSA 38:14 · PRO 31:8 · ISA 35:6 · ISA 56:10 · HAB 2:18

Reinier de Blois

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew © United Bible Societies, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

אִלֵּם adj. dumb, unable to speak base

Everything we make is available for free because of a generous community of supporters.

Donate