Hebrew word · H3281

יַעְלָם

ya'lam

Jalam

Appears 4 times in 4 verses of the Hebrew Old Testament.

What it means

A man of the Edomites living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.36.5;

son of: Esau (H6215) and Oholibamah (H0173);

brother of: Jeush (H3266) and Korah (H7141);

half-brother of: Eliphaz (H0464) and Reuel (H7467)

§ Jaalam = "concealed"

an Edomite, descendant of Esau

Abridged from Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), via STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0).

Where it appears

Genesis · 3

  1. Genesis 36:5 יַעְלָ֖ם Jalam

    and Oholibamah gave birth to Jeush, Jalam, and Korah. These were the sons of Esau, who were born to him in the land of Canaan.

  2. Genesis 36:14 יַעְלָ֖ם Jalam

    These are the sons of Esau’s wife Oholibamah (daughter of Anah and granddaughter of Zibeon) whom she bore to Esau: Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.

  3. Genesis 36:18 יַעְלָ֖ם Jalam

    These are the sons of Esau’s wife Oholibamah: Chiefs Jeush, Jalam, and Korah. They are the chiefs descended from Esau’s wife Oholibamah, the daughter of Anah.

1 Chronicles · 1

  1. 1 Chronicles 1:35 וְיַעְלָ֥ם and Jalam

    The sons of Esau: Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.

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