Strong's Lexicon Yalam: To be silent, to be dumb, to be speechless Original Word: יַעְלָם Word Origin: A primitive root Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G4623 (σιγάω, sigao): To be silent, to hold one's peace. - G5392 (σιωπάω, siopao): To be silent, to become speechless. Usage: The Hebrew verb "yalam" primarily conveys the idea of being silent or speechless. It is used in contexts where an individual is unable to speak, either due to awe, fear, or divine intervention. The term can also imply a deliberate choice to remain silent or to refrain from speaking. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Hebrew culture, speech was considered a powerful tool, and the ability to speak was often associated with authority and influence. Silence, therefore, could be seen as a sign of submission, respect, or the acknowledgment of a higher power. In biblical narratives, being rendered speechless often signifies a moment of divine encounter or judgment, where human words fall short in the presence of the divine. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom alam Definition an Edomite NASB Translation Jalam (4). Brown-Driver-Briggs יַעְלָם proper name, masculine Edomite Genesis 36:5,14,18 = 1 Chronicles 1:35, Ιεγλομ. II. עלם (√ of following; perhaps originally be mature (sexually); Aramaic עֲלֵם be strong, Strong's Exhaustive Concordance Jalam From alam; occult; Jalam, an Edomite -- Jalam. see HEBREW alam Forms and Transliterations וְיַעְלָ֥ם ויעלם יַעְלָ֖ם יעלם veyaLam wə·ya‘·lām wəya‘lām ya‘·lām ya‘lām yaLamLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Genesis 36:5 HEB: ק) וְאֶת־ יַעְלָ֖ם וְאֶת־ קֹ֑רַח NAS: bore Jeush and Jalam and Korah. These KJV: Jeush, and Jaalam, and Korah: INT: bore Jehush and Jalam and Korah These Genesis 36:14 Genesis 36:18 1 Chronicles 1:35 4 Occurrences |
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rejuvenate (certainly denominative), Arabic 
be lustful (id.); compare Sabean עֿלם, עֿלמן young man CISiv. pp. 30, 42, Arabic 
id.; Phoenician עלמת girl; Nabataean, Palmyrene עלם, עלים slave, Palmyrene feminine plural harlots; ᵑ7 עוּלֵּימָא, עוּלֵּמְתָּא Syriac 
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young man, young woman). 
