Biblical Persons & Places
Elam
Levite living at the time of Divided Monarchy
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.26.3;
only referred to as Elam (עֵילָם);
son of Meshelemiah;
a brother of Zechariah, Jediael, Zebadiah, Jathniel, Jehohanan and Eliehoenai.
Elam
Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy
A man from the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.8.24;
only referred to as Elam (עֵילָם);
son of Shashak;
a brother of Ishpan, Eber, Eliel, Abdon, Zichri, Hanan, Hananiah, Anthothijah, Iphdeiah and Penuel.
Elam
Man living at the time of Exile and Return
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.2.7;
referred to as Elam (=Qere. Ketiv= Olam) (עֵילָם).
Elam
Man living at the time of the Patriarchs
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.10.22;
only referred to as Elam (עֵילָם);
son of Shem;
a brother of Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud and Aram.
Elam
Man living at the time of Exile and Return
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.10.14;
only referred to as Elam (עֵילָם).
Elam
Man living at the time of Exile and Return
A priest living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.12.42;
only referred to as Elam (עֵילָם).
Elam
Elam
A location in Persia first mentioned at Gen.14.1;
referred to as Elam (=Qere. Ketiv= "for ever") (עֵילָם), or Elamite (Aramiac עֵלְמָיֵא), or Elamite (Ἐλαμίτης).
Strong's Definition
Elam, a son of Shem and his descendants, with their country; also of six Israelites
Derivation: or עוֹלָם; (Ezra 10:2; Jeremiah 49:36), probably from H5956 (עָלַם); hidden, i.e. distant;
KJV Usage: Elam.
Outline of Biblical Usage
Elam = "eternity"
n pr m
1) a Korhite Levite in the time of David
2) a chief man of the tribe of Benjamin
3) ancestor of a family of exiles who returned with Zerubbabel
4) a chief of the people who signed the covenant with Nehemiah
5) another ancestor of another family of exiles who returned with Zerubbabel
6) a priest who assisted at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah
7) another head of a family of returning exiles
n pr loc
8) a province east of Babylon and northeast of the lower Tigris
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
עוֹלָם / עֵילָם
‛êylâm / ‛ôlâm
BDB Definition:
Elam = eternity
1) a Korhite Levite in the time of David (noun proper masculine)
2) a chief man of the tribe of Benjamin (noun proper masculine)
3) ancestor of a family of exiles who returned with Zerubbabel (noun proper masculine)
4) a chief of the people who signed the covenant with Nehemiah (noun proper masculine)
5) another ancestor of another family of exiles who returned with Zerubbabel (noun proper masculine)
6) a priest who assisted at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah (noun proper masculine)
7) another head of a family of returning exiles (noun proper masculine)
8) a province east of Babylon and northeast of the lower Tigris (noun proper locative)
Part of Speech: see above in Definition
Total KJV Occurrences: 28