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It is used in various contexts in the Old Testament to describe the act of hiding something physically or metaphorically. This can refer to hiding objects, concealing information, or even the hidden nature of certain truths or mysteries.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Hebrew culture, the concept of hiding or concealing was significant both in daily life and in spiritual contexts. The act of hiding could be protective, as in hiding from danger, or it could be deceptive, as in concealing one's intentions. Theologically, the hidden things of God were often seen as mysteries to be revealed in His timing, reflecting the belief in God's omniscience and the limitations of human understanding.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>of uncertain derivation<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>to bind<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>became speechless (1), become mute (1), binding (1), mute (4), silent (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">אָלַם</font>] <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>verb</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>bind</b></font> (perhaps compare Assyrian [<i><em>al¹mu</em></i>], <i><em>almattu</em></i>, <em>fortress</em> Dl in Zim<sup>BP 114</sup> & in BD<sup>Ezek.:xi</sup>; Arabic <img src="/bdbgif/bdb004713.gif"> <em>be in pain</em>, Aramaic <img src="/bdbgif/bdb004714.gif"> <em>retain</em> anger). <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>Niph`al</b></font> (<em>be bound</em> =) be dumb, <em>Perfect</em>3feminine singular <font class="hebrew2">נֶאֱלָ֑מָה</font> <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/53-7.htm">Isaiah 53:7</a>; <font class="hebrew2">וְנֶאֱלַמְתָּ֫</font> <a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/3-26.htm">Ezekiel 3:26</a>, etc.; <em>Imperfect</em>2masculine singular <font class="hebrew2">תֵּאָלֵם</font> <a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/24-27.htm">Ezekiel 24:27</a>; 3feminine plural <font class="hebrew2">תֵּאָלַמְנָה</font> <a href="/interlinear/psalms/31-19.htm">Psalm 31:19</a>. — <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>1</b></font> <em>be dumb</em>, i.e. silent <a href="/interlinear/psalms/39-3.htm">Psalm 39:3</a> <font class="hebrew2">דוּמִיָּה</font> <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">נ</font> ("" <font class="hebrew2">הֶחֱשֵׁיתִי</font>); compare <a href="/interlinear/psalms/39-10.htm">Psalm 39:10</a> ("" <font class="hebrew2">לֹא אֶפְתַּחמִּֿי</font>); simile of sheep <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/53-7.htm">Isaiah 53:7</a> ("" <em>id.</em>); <em>be dumb</em>, i.e. unable to speak <a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/3-26.htm">Ezekiel 3:26</a> (result of <font class="hebrew2">וּלְשׁוֺנְךָ אַדְבִּיק אֶלחִֿכָּ֑ךָ</font>) compare <a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/24-27.htm">Ezekiel 24:27</a> <font class="hebrew2">יִמָּתַח מִּיךָ ֗֗֗ </font> <font class="hebrew2">וּתְדַבֵּר וְלֹא תֵאָלֵם עוֺד</font>; <a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/33-22.htm">Ezekiel 33:22</a> <font class="hebrew2">וַיִּפְתַּח מִּי וְלֹא נֶאֱלַמְתִּי עוֺד</font>; also <a href="/interlinear/daniel/10-15.htm">Daniel 10:15</a> (compare <a href="/interlinear/daniel/10-16.htm">Daniel 10:16</a>); <em>be made dumb</em> subject <font class="hebrew2">שִׂפְתֵי שָׁ֑קֶר</font> <em>lying lips</em> <a href="/interlinear/psalms/31-19.htm">Psalm 31:19</a> ("" <font class="hebrew2">יִדְּמוּ לִשְׁאוֺל</font> <a href="/interlinear/psalms/31-18.htm">Psalm 31:18</a>). <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>Pi`el</b></font> <em>Participle bind</em> <a href="/interlinear/genesis/37-7.htm">Genesis 37:7</a> (E) <font class="hebrew2">מְאַלְּמִים אֲלֻמִּים</font> <em>binding sheaves</em>. <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>bind, be dumb, put to silence <p>A primitive root; to tie fast; hence (of the mouth) to be tongue-tied -- bind, be dumb, put to silence. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>וְנֶֽאֱלַ֔מְתָּ וְנֶאֱלָֽמְתִּי׃ ונאלמת ונאלמתי׃ מְאַלְּמִ֤ים מאלמים נֶ֭אֱלַמְתִּי נֶאֱלַ֖מְתִּי נֶאֱלַ֣מְתִּי נֶאֱלָ֑מָה נאלמה נאלמתי תֵּ֥אָלַ֗מְנָה תֵֽאָלֵ֖ם תאלם תאלמנה mə’alləmîm mə·’al·lə·mîm mealleMim ne’ĕlāmāh ne’ĕlamtî ne·’ĕ·lā·māh ne·’ĕ·lam·tî neeLamah neeLamti tê’ālamnāh ṯê’ālêm tê·’ā·lam·nāh ṯê·’ā·lêm teaLamnah teaLem veneeLameti veneeLamta wə·ne·’ĕ·lā·mə·tî wə·ne·’ĕ·lam·tā wəne’ĕlāmətî wəne’ĕlamtā<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/genesis/37-7.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 37:7</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/37.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְ֠הִנֵּה אֲנַ֜חְנוּ <b> מְאַלְּמִ֤ים </b> אֲלֻמִּים֙ בְּת֣וֹךְ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/genesis/37.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> for behold, <span class="itali">we were binding</span> sheaves<br><a href="/kjvs/genesis/37.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">For, behold, we [were] binding</span> sheaves<br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/37-7.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> behold we <span class="itali">were binding</span> sheaves hope<p><b><a href="/text/psalms/31-18.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 31:18</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/31.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> <b> תֵּ֥אָלַ֗מְנָה </b> שִׂפְתֵ֫י שָׁ֥קֶר</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/psalms/31.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> lips <span class="itali">be mute,</span> Which speak<br><a href="/kjvs/psalms/31.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> lips <span class="itali">be put to silence;</span> which speak<br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/31-18.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">be mute</span> lips the lying<p><b><a href="/text/psalms/39-2.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 39:2</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/39.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> <b> נֶאֱלַ֣מְתִּי </b> ד֭וּמִיָּה הֶחֱשֵׁ֣יתִי</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/psalms/39.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">I was mute</span> and silent, I refrained<br><a href="/kjvs/psalms/39.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">I was dumb</span> with silence,<br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/39-2.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">was mute</span> and silent refrained<p><b><a href="/text/psalms/39-9.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 39:9</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/39.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> <b> נֶ֭אֱלַמְתִּי </b> לֹ֣א אֶפְתַּח־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/psalms/39.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">I have become mute,</span> I do not open<br><a href="/kjvs/psalms/39.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">I was dumb,</span> I opened not my mouth;<br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/39-9.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">have become</span> not open<p><b><a href="/text/isaiah/53-7.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Isaiah 53:7</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/53.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">לִפְנֵ֥י גֹזְזֶ֖יהָ <b> נֶאֱלָ֑מָה </b> וְלֹ֥א יִפְתַּ֖ח</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/isaiah/53.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> And like a sheep <span class="itali">that is silent</span> before<br><a href="/kjvs/isaiah/53.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> her shearers <span class="itali">is dumb,</span> so he openeth<br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/53-7.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> before shearers <span class="itali">is silent</span> did not open<p><b><a href="/text/ezekiel/3-26.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezekiel 3:26</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/3.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אֶל־ חִכֶּ֔ךָ <b> וְנֶֽאֱלַ֔מְתָּ </b> וְלֹא־ תִֽהְיֶ֥ה</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezekiel/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> to the roof of your mouth <span class="itali">so that you will be mute</span> and cannot<br><a href="/kjvs/ezekiel/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> to the roof of thy mouth, <span class="itali">that thou shalt be dumb,</span> and shalt not be to them a reprover:<br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/3-26.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> to the roof <span class="itali">you will be mute</span> and cannot become<p><b><a href="/text/ezekiel/24-27.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezekiel 24:27</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/24.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וּתְדַבֵּ֕ר וְלֹ֥א <b> תֵֽאָלֵ֖ם </b> ע֑וֹד וְהָיִ֤יתָ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezekiel/24.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and you will speak <span class="itali">and be mute</span> no<br><a href="/kjvs/ezekiel/24.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and thou shalt speak, <span class="itali">and be no more dumb:</span> and thou shalt be a sign<br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/24-27.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> will speak no <span class="itali">and be mute</span> longer become<p><b><a href="/text/ezekiel/33-22.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezekiel 33:22</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/33.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">פִּ֔י וְלֹ֥א <b> נֶאֱלַ֖מְתִּי </b> עֽוֹד׃ פ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezekiel/33.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and I was no longer <span class="itali">speechless.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/ezekiel/33.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> was opened, <span class="itali">and I was no more dumb.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/33-22.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> my mouth was no <span class="itali">speechless</span> longer<p><b><a href="/text/daniel/10-15.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Daniel 10:15</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/10.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">פָנַ֛י אַ֖רְצָה <b> וְנֶאֱלָֽמְתִּי׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/daniel/10.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> toward the ground <span class="itali">and became speechless.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/daniel/10.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> toward the ground, <span class="itali">and I became dumb.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/10-15.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> my face the ground <span class="itali">and became</span><p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_481.htm">9 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_481.htm">Strong's Hebrew 481<br>9 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/meallemim_481.htm">mə·’al·lə·mîm — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/neelamah_481.htm">ne·’ĕ·lā·māh — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/neelamti_481.htm">ne·’ĕ·lam·tî — 3 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/tealamnah_481.htm">tê·’ā·lam·nāh — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/tealem_481.htm">ṯê·’ā·lêm — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/veneelameti_481.htm">wə·ne·’ĕ·lā·mə·tî — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/veneelamta_481.htm">wə·ne·’ĕ·lam·tā — 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'; 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