HebrewH5958Noun (Masculine)
עֶ֫לֶם
e.lem
“youth”
2Occurrences
H5958Strong's #
Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
properly, something kept out of sight, i.e. a lad
from H5956 (עָלַם); (compare H5959 (עַלְמָה))
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
young man
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Grammar & Morphology
Part of Speech
Noun (Masculine)
Morphology Code
H:N-M
Full Description
H:N-M
Occurrences
עֶ֫לֶם appears 2 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
1 Samuel
2
Key Passages
1 Samuel 17:56BSB
“Find out whose son this young man is!” said the king.
1 Samuel 20:22BSB
But if I say to the young man, ‘Look, the arrows are beyond you,’ then you must go, for the LORD has sent you away.
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