Lexical Definition
אֵילָם ʼêylâm (ay-lawm') arches H:N-M
or (shortened) אֵלָם ʼêlâm (ay-lawm') ; or (feminine) אֵלַמָּה ʼêlammâh (ay-lam-maw') ; probably from אַיִל
arch.
- a pillar-space (or colonnade), i.e. a pale (or portico)
1) porch, vestibule, portico
See Greek: Ἐλαμίτης
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| לָאֵֽלַמּ֑וֹת | to the porches | Ezek.40.16 |
| וּלְאֵלַמָּ֖יו | and to porches its | Ezek.40.29 • Ezek.40.33 |
| וּלְאֵֽילַמָּיו֙ | and to porches its | Ezek.40.25 |
| וְאֵלַמָּ֗יו | and porches its | Ezek.40.31 • Ezek.40.34 |
| וְאֵֽלַמּ֖וֹת | and porches | Ezek.40.30 |
| וְאֵֽלַמָּיו֙ | and porches its | Ezek.40.21 • Ezek.40.22 • Ezek.40.29 • Ezek.40.33 |
| וְאֵֽלַמָּ֖יו | and porches its | Ezek.40.26 |
| וְאֵֽלַמָּ֔יו | and porches its | Ezek.40.36 |
| וְאֵֽילַמָּ֖יו | and porches its | Ezek.40.22 |
| וְאֵ֣ילַמָּ֔יו | and porches its | Ezek.40.24 |
Brown-Driver-Briggs
[אֵילָם] noun masculine porch (= אוּלָם), q. v.; only Ezekiel, where Co always for אוּלָם, compare ᵐ5 αἰλαμ; BöNÄ 929; makes אילם vestibule, אולם porch) — אֵילָם read for אֵילִים Ezek 40:37 (so Sm Co); suffix אילמו Kt Ezek 40:22 (twice in verse) + 4 t. (Qr אֵילַמָּיו) + Ezek 41:15 Co (for ᵑ0 אֻלַמֵּי); אלמו Kt Ezek 40:21 + 6 t. (Qr אֵלַמָּיו). — Co all singular: — plural אֵלַמּוֺת Ezek 40:16 (Co singular) vEzek 40:30 (strike out Co compare MSS. of HCT, B etc., also Ew Hi Sm). — porch, of Ezekiel's temple Ezek 40:16; Ezek 40:21 + 13 t.
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Ezekiel | 40:16 · 40:21 · 40:22 · 40:30 · 40:37 · 41:15 |