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HebrewH3281Proper Noun (Masculine)

יַעְלָם

ya.lam

4Occurrences
H3281Strong's #
Proper Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

Jalam, an Edomite

from H5956 (עָלַם); occult;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
A man of the Edomites living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at ; son of: Esau (H6215) and Oholibamah (H0173); brother of: Jeush (H3266) and Korah (H7141); half-brother of: Eliphaz (H0464) and Reuel (H7467) § Jaalam = "concealed" an Edomite, descendant of Esau

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Proper Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

N:N-M-P

Full Description

Proper Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

יַעְלָם appears 4 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Genesis
3
1 Chronicles
1

Key Passages

1 Chronicles 1:35BSB

The sons of Esau:Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.

Genesis 36:5BSB

and Oholibamah gave birth to Jeush, Jalam, and Korah. These were the sons of Esau, who were born to him in the land of Canaan.

Genesis 36:14BSB

These are the sons of Esau’s wife Oholibamah (daughter of Anah and granddaughter of Zibeon) whom she bore to Esau: Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.

Genesis 36:18BSB

These are the sons of Esau’s wife Oholibamah: Chiefs Jeush, Jalam, and Korah. They are the chiefs descended from Esau’s wife Oholibamah, the daughter of Anah.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.