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H5867H

עֵילָם

e.lamN:N-M-P

Elam

A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.26.3; son of: Meshelemiah (H4920); brother of: Zechariah (H2148A), Jediael (H3043J), Zebadiah (H2069J), Jathniel (H3496), Jehohanan (H3076I) and Eliehoenai (H0454A) § Elam = "eternity" Male living at the time of the first Patriarchs (Gen.10.22; 1Ch.1.17)

Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry

I. עֵילָם proper name, of a people et. terr. Elam, Αιλαμ, Ἐλαμεῖραι, well-known country and people northeast of Lower Tigris (Assyrian Elamtu DlPa 320 ff. COTGen 10:22); — as early invaders of Palestine Gen 14:1; Gen 14:9, allies of Assyr. Isa 22:6 foe of Babylon Isa 21:2 abode of dispersed Israelites Isa 11:11 prophesied against Jer 49:34; Jer 49:35; Jer 49:36 (twice in verse) (Qr, Kt עולם), vJer 49:37 vJer 49:38 vJer 49:39; Ezek 32:24, compare ׳כָּלמַֿלְכֵי ע Jer 25:25 called 'son' of Shem Gen 10:22 (P) = 1Chr 1:17 purely local designation הַמְּדִינָה ׳ע Dan 8:2.

II. עֵילָם proper name, masculine Ηλαμ, Αιλαμ:

1. heads of families of returned exiles:
  a. Ezra 2:7 = Neh 7:12.
  b. Ezra 2:31 = Neh 7:34.
  c. Ezra 8:7; Ezra 10:2 (Qr; Kt עולם), vEzra 10:26.
2. a chief of people Neh 10:15.
3. name in Benjamin 1Chr 8:24.
4. Levite name 1Chr 26:3.
5. a priest Neh 12:42.

עֵלְמָיֵא name of a people, plural Elamites (compare Biblical Hebrew עֵילָם); — Ezra 4:9.

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