ʻelem — H5958

Definition

masculine noun

properly, something kept out of sight, i.e. a lad

1. young man

Usually translated as

young man, stripling

Origin

from H5956; (compare H5959)

• ʻâlam (H5956)
• ʻalmâh (H5959)

Greek equivalents

• neanískos (G3495)

Occurrences

ʻelem occurs 2 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 1 Samuel (2)

• 1 Samuel 17:56 — And the king said, Enquire thou whose son the stripling (הָעָֽלֶם) is.
• 1 Samuel 20:22 — But if I say thus unto the young man (לָעֶ֔לֶם), Behold, the arrows are beyond thee; go thy way: for the LORD hath sent thee away.