Lexical Definition

‎עָלַם‎ ʻâlam (aw-lam') to conceal ^H:V
a primitive root

[idiom] any ways, blind, dissembler, hide (self), secret (thing).

• to veil from sight, i.e. conceal (literally or figuratively)

1) to conceal, hide, be hidden, be concealed, be secret
1a) (Qal) secret (participle)
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to be concealed
1b2) concealed, dissembler (participle)
1c) (Hiphil) to conceal, hide
1d) (Hithpael) to hide oneself

See Greek: ἄλαλος · ἀποκρύπτω · ἀποστρέφω · ἄφωνος · ἐπιπίπτω · κατανύσσω · κρύπτω · λανθάνω · παρακαλύπτω · παρανομέω · παρέρχομαι · σιωπάω · συνέχω · ὑπερείδω

Brown-Driver-Briggs

I. [‎עָלַם‎] verb conceal (Late Hebrew id., derived species); —

Qal Participle pass ‎עֲלֻמֵנוּ‎ Ps 90:8 as substantive our secret, i.e. hidden sin (|| ‎עֲוֺנֹת‎). Niph`al Perfect be concealed, of wisdom, 3 feminine singular ‎נֶעֶלְמָה מֵעֵינֵי‎ Job 28:21 of a fact or condition, ‎נֶעְלַם‎ 2Chr 9:2, ‎׳‎‎וְנ‎ consecutive Lev 5:2; Lev 5:3; Lev 5:4 (all with ‎מִן‎ person), ‎מֵעֵינֵי‎ ‎׳‎‎וְנ‎ Lev 4:13; Num 5:13 (all P); Participle

1. ‎נֶעְלָם‎ concealed, with ‎הָיָה‎ in periphrastic conjugation 1Kgs 10:3 (‎מִן‎ person); absolute ‎כָּלנֶֿעְלָם‎ Eccl 12:14.

2. feminine singular ‎תְּהִי נַעֲלָמָה‎ Nah 3:11 mayest thou become obscured (as to the senses; figurative for swoon), but very doubtful, read perhaps ‎נעלפה‎ ? [Dr].

3. plural ‎נַעֲלָמִים‎ Ps 26:4 those who conceal themselves, i.e. their thoughts; dissemblers (|| ‎מְתֵי שָׁוְא‎). Hiph`il Perfect 3 masculine singular ‎הֶעְלִים‎ 2Kgs 4:27 3 plural ‎הֶעְלִימוּ‎ Ezek 22:26 Imperfect 2 masculine singular ‎תַּעְלִים‎ Ps 10:1,‎תַּעְלֵם‎ Lam 3:56 3 masculine plural ‎יַעְלִימוּ‎ Lev 20:4, etc.; Infinitive absolute ‎הַעְלֵם‎ vLev 20:4 Participle ‎מַעְלִים‎ Job 42:3; Prov 28:27 — conceal, hide, with ‎מִן‎ person 2Kgs 4:27 (|| ‎לֹא הִגִּיד לִי‎); usually hide the eyes from (‎מִן‎), i.e. disregard Isa 1:15; Ezek 22:26, ‎׳‎‎וגו‎ ‎׳‎‎הַעְלֵם יַע‎ Lev 20:4, ‎מִן‎ omitted Prov 28:27 hide the eyes by (‎ב‎) a bribe 1Sam 12:3 (i.e. pervert justice, but see ‎עַיִן‎ 3 d); hide (cover) the ear Lam 3:56 (turn a deaf ear); hide (obscure) counsel (‎עֵצָה‎) Job 42:3 ‎לָמָה‎ ‎׳‎‎תַּע‎ Ps 10:1 why dost thou [‎׳‎‎י‎] hide, that is, thine eyes (so most), or practise concealment (= hide thyself)? Hithpa`el Perfect 2 masculine singular consecutive ‎וְהִתְעַלַּמְתָּ מֵהֶם‎ Deut 22:1; Deut 22:4 and thou hide thyself completely from them (utterly neglect to aid), so Infinitive construct (‎מֵהֶם‎ omitted) ‎לְהִתְעַלֵּם‎ vDeut 22:3 so also Imperfect with ‎מִן‎, ‎תִּתְעַלַּם‎ Ps 55:2*, ‎תִּתְעַלָּ֑ם‎ Isa 58:7 once literal ‎יִתְעַלֶּםשָֿׁ֑לֶג‎ Job 6:16 wherein snow hides itself.

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