ʼÛwlâm — H198

Definition

masculine proper noun

Ulam, the name of two Israelites

1. Ulam = "their leader: vestibule"
2. a Manassite
3. a Benjamite of Saul's family

Usually translated as

Ulam

Origin

appar, from H481 (in the sense of dumbness); solitary

• Derived from ʼâlam (H481)

Occurrences

ʼÛwlâm occurs 4 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 1 Chronicles (4)

• 1 Chronicles 7:16 — And Maachah the wife of Machir bare a son, and she called his name Peresh; and the name of his brother was Sheresh; and his sons were Ulam (אוּלָ֥ם) and Rakem.
• 1 Chronicles 7:17 — And the sons of Ulam (אוּלָ֖ם); Bedan. These were the sons of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh.
• 1 Chronicles 8:39 — And the sons of Eshek his brother were, Ulam (אוּלָ֣ם) his firstborn, Jehush the second, and Eliphelet the third.
• 1 Chronicles 8:40 — And the sons of Ulam (א֠וּלָם) were mighty men of valour, archers, and had many sons, and sons’ sons, an hundred and fifty. All these are of the sons of Benjamin.