CINXE.COM

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Hebrew: 483. אּלֵּם (illem) -- Mute, speechless, silent</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/483.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/exodus/4-11.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/hebrew/483.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Hebrew</a> > 483</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../hebrew/482.htm" title="482">◄</a> 483. illem <a href="../hebrew/484.htm" title="484">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">illem: Mute, speechless, silent</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">אִלֵּם</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Adjective<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>illem<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>il-LEM<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(il-lame')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Mute, speechless, silent<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>speechless<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the root אָלַם (alam), meaning "to bind" or "to be silent."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span> - <b>G2974 (kophos):</b> Often used in the New Testament to describe someone who is deaf or mute, as seen in the healing miracles of Jesus.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "illem" is used in the Hebrew Bible to describe someone who is unable to speak, either due to a physical condition or as a metaphor for being silenced or rendered speechless. It often conveys a sense of helplessness or lack of agency, as the ability to speak is closely tied to one's capacity to express thoughts, emotions, and intentions.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israelite culture, speech was a powerful tool for communication, teaching, and leadership. Being mute could be seen as a significant disadvantage, affecting one's social standing and ability to participate fully in community life. The condition of muteness is sometimes associated with divine intervention, either as a sign of judgment or as a condition to be healed by God's power.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from the same as <a href="/hebrew/481.htm">alam</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>mute (unable to speak)<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>mute (4), mute man (1), speechless (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">אִלֵּם</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>adjective</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>dumb, unable to speak</b></font>; <a href="/interlinear/exodus/4-11.htm">Exodus 4:11</a> <font class="hebrew2">מִי שָׂם מֶּה לָֽאָדָם אוֺ מִי יָשׂוּם אִלֵּם</font>; <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/56-10.htm">Isaiah 56:10</a> <font class="hebrew2">כְּלָבִים</font> <font class="hebrew2">אִלְּמִים</font> figurative of false prophets; of idols <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">אֱלִילִים א</font> <a href="/interlinear/habakkuk/2-8.htm">Habakkuk 2:8</a>; as substantive <a href="/interlinear/proverbs/31-8.htm">Proverbs 31:8</a>; <a href="/interlinear/psalms/38-14.htm">Psalm 38:14</a>; <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/35-6.htm">Isaiah 35:6</a>. <p><font class="hebrew2">אֻלָּם</font> see III. <font class="hebrew2">אוּלָם</font> p. 19.<p><font class="hebrew2">אֵלָם</font> see <font class="hebrew2">אֵילָם</font> below II. <font class="hebrew2">אול</font>. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>dumb man <p>From <a href="/hebrew/481.htm">'alam</a>; speechless -- dumb (man). <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/481.htm">'alam</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>אִלְּמִ֔ים אִלְּמִֽים׃ אִלֵּ֑ם אִלֵּ֔ם אלם אלמים אלמים׃ וּ֝כְאִלֵּ֗ם וכאלם לְאִלֵּ֑ם לאלם ’il·lə·mîm ’il·lêm ’illêm ’illəmîm ilLem illeMim lə’illêm lə·’il·lêm leilLem ū·ḵə·’il·lêm ucheilLem ūḵə’illêm<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/exodus/4-11.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Exodus 4:11</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/4.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">מִֽי־ יָשׂ֣וּם <b> אִלֵּ֔ם </b> א֣וֹ חֵרֵ֔שׁ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/exodus/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> who makes <span class="itali">[him] mute</span> or deaf,<br><a href="/kjvs/exodus/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> or who maketh <span class="itali">the dumb,</span> or deaf,<br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/4-11.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> who makes <span class="itali">mute</span> or deaf<p><b><a href="/text/psalms/38-13.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 38:13</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/38.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">לֹ֣א אֶשְׁמָ֑ע <b> וּ֝כְאִלֵּ֗ם </b> לֹ֣א יִפְתַּח־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/psalms/38.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> do not hear; <span class="itali">And [I am] like a mute man</span> who does not open<br><a href="/kjvs/psalms/38.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> [man], heard <span class="itali">not; and [I was] as a dumb man</span> [that] openeth<br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/38-13.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> not hear <span class="itali">A mute</span> does not open<p><b><a href="/text/proverbs/31-8.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Proverbs 31:8</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/31.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">פְּתַח־ פִּ֥יךָ <b> לְאִלֵּ֑ם </b> אֶל־ דִּ֝֗ין</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/proverbs/31.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> your mouth <span class="itali">for the mute,</span> For the rights<br><a href="/kjvs/proverbs/31.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> thy mouth <span class="itali">for the dumb</span> in the cause<br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/31-8.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Open your mouth <span class="itali">the mute</span> for the rights<p><b><a href="/text/isaiah/35-6.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Isaiah 35:6</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/35.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְתָרֹ֖ן לְשׁ֣וֹן <b> אִלֵּ֑ם </b> כִּֽי־ נִבְקְע֤וּ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/isaiah/35.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> And the tongue <span class="itali">of the mute</span> will shout for joy.<br><a href="/kjvs/isaiah/35.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and the tongue <span class="itali">of the dumb</span> sing:<br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/35-6.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> will shout and the tongue <span class="itali">of the mute</span> for will break<p><b><a href="/text/isaiah/56-10.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Isaiah 56:10</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/56.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">כֻּלָּם֙ כְּלָבִ֣ים <b> אִלְּמִ֔ים </b> לֹ֥א יוּכְל֖וּ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/isaiah/56.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> All <span class="itali">of them are mute</span> dogs<br><a href="/kjvs/isaiah/56.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> they are all ignorant, <span class="itali">they [are] all dumb</span> dogs,<br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/56-10.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> All dogs <span class="itali">are mute</span> nothing cannot<p><b><a href="/text/habakkuk/2-18.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Habakkuk 2:18</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/habakkuk/2.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">לַעֲשׂ֖וֹת אֱלִילִ֥ים <b> אִלְּמִֽים׃ </b> ס </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/habakkuk/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> When he fashions <span class="itali">speechless</span> idols.<br><a href="/kjvs/habakkuk/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> trusteth therein, to make <span class="itali">dumb</span> idols?<br><a href="/interlinear/habakkuk/2-18.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> fashions idols <span class="itali">speechless</span><p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_483.htm">6 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_483.htm">Strong's Hebrew 483<br>6 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/illem_483.htm">’il·lêm — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/illemim_483.htm">’il·lə·mîm — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/leillem_483.htm">lə·’il·lêm — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/ucheillem_483.htm">ū·ḵə·’il·lêm — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/hebrew/482.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="482"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="482" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/hebrew/484.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="484"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="484" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>