ʻÂlemeth — H5964

Definition

masculine proper noun

Alemeth, the name of a place in Palestine and of two Israelites

1. Alameth or Alemeth = "covering"
2. n pr m
3. a Benjamite, son of Jehoadah or Jerah and descended from Saul through Jonathan
4. a town in Benjamin

Usually translated as

Alemeth, Alameth

Origin

from H5956; a covering

• Derived from ʻâlam (H5956)

Occurrences

ʻÂlemeth occurs 4 times in the King James.

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

• 1 Chronicles 6:60 — And out of the tribe of Benjamin; Geba with her suburbs, and Alemeth (עָלֶ֣מֶת) with her suburbs, and Anathoth with her suburbs. All their cities throughout their families were thirteen cities.
• 1 Chronicles 7:8 — And the sons of Becher; Zemira, and Joash, and Eliezer, and Elioenai, and Omri, and Jerimoth, and Abiah, and Anathoth, and Alameth (וְעָלָ֑מֶת). All these are the sons of Becher.
• 1 Chronicles 8:36 — And Ahaz begat Jehoadah; and Jehoadah begat Alemeth (עָלֶ֥מֶת), and Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri begat Moza,
• 1 Chronicles 9:42 — And Ahaz begat Jarah; and Jarah begat Alemeth (עָלֶ֥מֶת), and Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri begat Moza;