Lexical Definition

‎עָלֶמֶת‎ ʻÂlemeth (aw-leh'-meth) Alemeth ^N:N--L
from ‎עָלַם‎; a covering

Alameth, Alemeth.

• § Alameth or Alemeth = "covering"
• Alemeth, the name of a place in Palestine and of two Israelites

n pr m
1) a Benjamite, son of Jehoadah or Jerah and descended from Saul through Jonathan
2) a town in Benjamin

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎עָלֶ֫מֶת‎

1. proper name, masculine person a Benjamite 1Chr 8:36; 1Chr 9:42, ‎עָלָ֑מֶת‎ 1Chr 7:8 ᵐ5 Σαλαμαιθ, Γαλεμαθ, Αλαμωθ, etc.

2. proper name, of a location (= ‎עַלְמוֺן‎ q. v.) 1Chr 6:45* Baer Ginsb (van d. H. ‎עַלֶּמֶת‎).

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