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HebrewH5956Verb

עָלַם

a.lam

26Occurrences
H5956Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

to veil from sight, i.e. conceal (literally or figuratively)

a primitive root;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
  1. to conceal, hide, be hidden, be concealed, be secret 1a) (Qal) secret (participle) 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be concealed 1b2) concealed, dissembler (participle) 1c) (Hiphil) to conceal, hide 1d) (Hithpael) to hide oneself

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Verb

Morphology Code

H:V

Full Description

Hebrew Verb

Occurrences

עָלַם appears 26 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Leviticus
5
Deuteronomy
3
Job
3
Psalms
3
Isaiah
2
1 Kings
1
1 Samuel
1
2 Chronicles
1

Key Passages

1 Kings 10:3BSB

And Solomon answered all her questions; nothing was too difficult for the king to explain.

Deuteronomy 22:3BSB

And you shall do the same for his donkey, his cloak, or anything your brother has lost and you have found. You must not ignore it.

Isaiah 58:7BSB

Isn’t it to share your bread with the hungry,to bring the poor and homeless into your home,to clothe the naked when you see him,and not to turn awayfrom your own flesh and blood?

Leviticus 20:4BSB

And if the people of the land ever hide their eyes and fail to put to death the man who gives one of his children to Molech,

Nam 3:11BSB

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