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H5958 עֶלֶם (ʻelem) eh'-lem

Hebrew
Noun (Masculine, Hebrew)
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Quick Definition

youth

Strong's Definition

properly, something kept out of sight, i.e. a lad

Derivation: from H5956 (עָלַם); (compare H5959 (עַלְמָה))

KJV Usage: young man, stripling.

TWOT Reference: 1630a

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) young man

Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents

This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

עֶ֫לֶם (e.lem) — youth. young man

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

noun m · עֲלוּמִים · עַלְמָה

People

boy = young man of the age of puberty

1SA 17:56 · 1SA 20:22

Reinier de Blois

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

עֶ֫לֶם n.m. young man base

Bible Occurrences (2)

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