HebrewH0483Adjective

אִלֵּם

il.lem

5Occurrences
H0483Strong's #
AdjectivePart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

speechless

from H481 (אָלַם);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
mute, silent, dumb, unable to speak

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Adjective

Morphology Code

H:A

Full Description

Hebrew Adjective

Occurrences

אִלֵּם appears 5 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Isaiah
2
Exodus
1
Habakkuk
1
Proverbs
1

Key Passages

Exodus 4:11BSB

And the LORD said to him, “Who gave man his mouth? Or who makes the mute or the deaf, the sighted or the blind? Is it not I, the LORD?

Habakkuk 2:18BSB

What use is an idol,that a craftsman should carve it—or an image,a teacher of lies?For its maker trusts in his own creation;he makes idols that cannot speak.

Isaiah 35:6BSB

Then the lame will leap like a deerand the mute tongue will shout for joy.For waters will gush forth in the wilderness,and streams in the desert.

Isaiah 56:10BSB

Israel’s watchmen are blind,they are all oblivious;they are all mute dogs,they cannot bark;they are dreamers lying around,loving to slumber.

Proverbs 31:8BSB

Open your mouth for those with no voice,for the cause of all the dispossessed.

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