Lexical Definition

‎אוּלָם‎ ʼûwlâm (oo-lawm') Hall (of pillars) ^H:N-M
or (shortened), אֻלָם ʼulâm (oo-lawm') ; from ‎אָלַם‎ (in the sense of tying)

porch.

• a vestibule (as bound to the building)

1) porch
1a) in Solomon's temple
1b) in Solomon's palace
1c) in temple of Ezekiel's vision

See Greek: ναός · πλήν

Brown-Driver-Briggs

I. ‎אוּלָם‎ noun masculine^{1Kgs 7:8} porch (compare ‎אֵילָם‎) — ‎׳‎‎א‎ absolute 1Kgs 6:3 +; ‎אֻלָם‎ Ezek 40:48; Ezek 40:49 construct ‎אוּלָם‎ 1Kgs 7:6 +; ‎אֻלָם‎ Ezek 40:7 + (margin ‎אֻלָּם‎ 1Kgs 7:7; 1Kgs 7:12; 1Kgs 7:21); plural construct ‎אֻלַמֵּי‎ Ezek 41:15 (Co singular with suffix; in Ezekiel Co reads everywhere ‎אילם‎ see ‎אֵילָם‎ below) — porch (only Kings Chronicles Ezekiel & Joel).

1. in Soloman's temple 1Kgs 7:19; 2Chr 29:7, ‎יהוה‎ ‎׳‎‎א‎ v2Chr 29:17; 2Chr 8:12 (altar in front of); ‎יהוה‎ ‎׳‎‎א‎ 2Chr 15:8 (id.), compare ‎בֵּין הָאוּלָם וּבֵין הַמִּזְבֵּחַ‎ Ezek 8:16 & Joel 2:17 ‎הַהֵיכָל‎ ‎׳‎‎א‎ 1Kgs 7:21 ‎הַבַּיִת‎ ‎׳‎‎א‎ v1Kgs 7:12 ‎׳‎‎תַּבְנִית הָא‎ 1Chr 28:11.

2. in Solomon's palace 1Kgs 7:8 (twice in verse); ‎הָעַמּוּדִים‎ ‎׳‎‎א‎ 1Kgs 7:6 compare v1Kgs 7:6 ‎הַכִּסֵּא‎ ‎׳‎‎א‎ 1Kgs 7:7 = ‎הַמִּשְׁפָּט‎ ‎׳‎‎א‎ v1Kgs 7:7.

3. in temple of Ezekiel's vision, particularly ‎הַשַּׁעַר‎ ‎׳‎‎א‎ Ezek 40:7; Ezek 40:8 (strike out Co see ᵐ5 ᵑ6 ᵑ9):9.9.15.39.40; Ezek 44:3; Ezek 46:2; Ezek 46:8 ‎הַבַּיִת‎ ‎׳‎‎א‎ Ezek 40:48 compare vEzek 40:48 vEzek 40:49; Ezek 41:25; Ezek 41:26 ‎אֻלַמֵּי הֶחָצֵר‎ Ezek 41:25 Co singular ‎ואילמו החיצון‎ see ‎אֵילָם‎. — (III. ‎אוּלָם‎, adverb.)

Also see: אוּלָם

I. & II. ‎אוּלָם‎ noun masculine & proper name, masculine see below II. ‎אול‎.

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