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<!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: 3281. יַעְלָם (Yalam) -- To be silent, to be dumb, to be speechless</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/3281.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/1_chronicles/1-35.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/3281.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> > 3281</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/3280.htm" title="3280">◄</a> 3281. Yalam <a href="../hebrew/3282.htm" title="3282">►</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">Yalam: To be silent, to be dumb, to be speechless</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">יַעְלָם</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Proper Name Masculine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>Ya`lam<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>yah-LAHM<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(yah-lawm')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>To be silent, to be dumb, to be speechless<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>Jalam<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>A primitive root<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span> - <b>G4623 (σιγάω, sigao):</b> To be silent, to hold one's peace.<p> - <b>G5392 (σιωπάω, siopao):</b> To be silent, to become speechless.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Hebrew verb "yalam" primarily conveys the idea of being silent or speechless. It is used in contexts where an individual is unable to speak, either due to awe, fear, or divine intervention. The term can also imply a deliberate choice to remain silent or to refrain from speaking.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Hebrew culture, speech was considered a powerful tool, and the ability to speak was often associated with authority and influence. Silence, therefore, could be seen as a sign of submission, respect, or the acknowledgment of a higher power. In biblical narratives, being rendered speechless often signifies a moment of divine encounter or judgment, where human words fall short in the presence of the divine.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/hebrew/5956.htm">alam</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>an Edomite<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>Jalam (4).<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">יַעְלָם</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>proper name, masculine</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>Edomite</b></font> <a href="/interlinear/genesis/36-5.htm">Genesis 36:5</a>,14,18 = <a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/1-35.htm">1 Chronicles 1:35</a>, <font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">Ιεγλομ</font>. <p>II. <font class="hebrew2">עלם</font> (√ of following; perhaps originally <em>be mature</em> (sexually); Aramaic <font class="hebrew2">עֲלֵם</font> <em>be strong</em>, <img src="/bdbgif/bdb076101.gif"> <em>rejuvenate</em> (certainly denominative), Arabic <img src="/bdbgif/bdb076102.gif"> <em>be lustful</em> (<em>id.</em>); compare Sabean <font class="hebrew2">עֿלם</font>, <font class="hebrew2">עֿלמן</font> <em>young man</em> CIS<sup>iv. pp. 30, 42</sup>, Arabic <img src="/bdbgif/bdb076103.gif"> <em>id.</em>; Phoenician <font class="hebrew2">עלמת</font> <em>girl</em>; Nabataean, Palmyrene <font class="hebrew2">עלם</font>, <font class="hebrew2">עלים</font> <em>slave</em>, Palmyrene feminine plural <em>harlots</em>; <font class="hebrew2">ᵑ7</font> <font class="hebrew2">עוּלֵּימָא</font>, <font class="hebrew2">עוּלֵּמְתָּא</font> Syriac <img src="/bdbgif/bdb076104.gif">, <img src="/bdbgif/bdb076105.gif"> <em>young man, young woman</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>Jalam <p>From <a href="/hebrew/5956.htm">alam</a>; occult; Jalam, an Edomite -- Jalam. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/5956.htm">alam</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>וְיַעְלָ֥ם ויעלם יַעְלָ֖ם יעלם veyaLam wə·ya‘·lām wəya‘lām ya‘·lām ya‘lām yaLam<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/36-5.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 36:5</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/36.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">ק) וְאֶת־ <b> יַעְלָ֖ם </b> וְאֶת־ קֹ֑רַח</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/genesis/36.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> bore Jeush <span class="itali">and Jalam</span> and Korah. These<br><a href="/kjvs/genesis/36.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> Jeush, <span class="itali">and Jaalam,</span> and Korah:<br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/36-5.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> bore Jehush <span class="itali">and Jalam</span> and Korah These<p><b><a href="/text/genesis/36-14.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 36:14</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/36.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">ק) וְאֶת־ <b> יַעְלָ֖ם </b> וְאֶת־ קֹֽרַח׃</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/genesis/36.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> to Esau, Jeush <span class="itali">and Jalam</span> and Korah.<br><a href="/kjvs/genesis/36.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> to Esau Jeush, <span class="itali">and Jaalam,</span> and Korah.<br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/36-14.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> to Esau Jehush <span class="itali">and Jalam</span> and Korah<p><b><a href="/text/genesis/36-18.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 36:18</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/36.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">יְע֛וּשׁ אַלּ֥וּף <b> יַעְלָ֖ם </b> אַלּ֣וּף קֹ֑רַח</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/genesis/36.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Jeush, chief <span class="itali">Jalam,</span> chief Korah.<br><a href="/kjvs/genesis/36.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> Jeush, duke <span class="itali">Jaalam,</span> duke Korah:<br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/36-18.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Jeush chief <span class="itali">Jalam</span> chief Korah<p><b><a href="/text/1_chronicles/1-35.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Chronicles 1:35</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/1.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">רְעוּאֵ֥ל וִיע֖וּשׁ <b> וְיַעְלָ֥ם </b> וְקֹֽרַח׃ ס</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_chronicles/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Reuel, Jeush, <span class="itali">Jalam</span> and Korah.<br><a href="/kjvs/1_chronicles/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and Jeush, <span class="itali">and Jaalam,</span> and Korah.<br><a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/1-35.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Reuel Jeush <span class="itali">Jalam</span> and Korah<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3281.htm">4 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3281.htm">Strong's Hebrew 3281<br>4 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/veyalam_3281.htm">wə·ya‘·lām — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/yalam_3281.htm">ya‘·lām — 3 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/3280.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="3280"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="3280" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/hebrew/3282.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="3282"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="3282" /></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>