אלם

See also: א־ל־ם‎

Hebrew

Noun

אִלֵּם • (ilém) m (feminine counterpart אלמת‎)

  1. A mute (person unable to speak).
    • Exodus 4:11, with Young's Literal Translation:
      מִי שָׂם פֶּה לָאָדָם אוֹ מִי יָשׂוּם אִלֵּם אוֹ חֵרֵשׁ אוֹ פִקֵּחַ אוֹ עִוֵּר
      Who appointed a mouth for man? or who appointeth the dumb, or deaf, or open, or blind?
    • Isaiah 35:6, with translation of the King James Version:
      אָז יְדַלֵּג כָּאַיָּל פִּסֵּחַ וְתָרֹן לְשׁוֹן אִלֵּם‎
      áz y'dalég kaayál piséach v'tarón l'shón ilém
      Then shall the lame man leap as an hart, and the tongue of the dumb sing

Verb

אִלֵּם • (ilém) (pi'el construction)

  1. (transitive) (He/it) bundled, bound.
    • Genesis 37:7, with translation of the American Standard Version:
      וְהִנֵּה אֲנַחְנוּ מְאַלְּמִים אֲלֻמִּים בְּתוֹךְ הַשָּׂדֶה
      v'hiné anáchnu m'al'mím alumím b'tóch hasadé
      for, behold, we were binding sheaves in the field

Noun

אֻלָם • (ulám) m (singular construct אֻלָם־)

  1. defective spelling of אוּלָם‎.
    • Ezekiel 40:9, with translation of the King James Version:
      וַיָּמָד אֶת אֻלָם הַשַּׁעַר שְׁמֹנֶה אַמּוֹת
      vayámed ét ulám hasháar sh'moné amót
      Then measured he the porch of the gate, eight cubits

Noun

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    • a. 1180, Maimonides, משנה תורה,‎ מלווה ולווה chapter 25:
      היה הלוה אלם ואין ב״ד יכולין להוציא מידו
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