Hebrew · H197

אוּלָם

A vestibule (as bound to the building)

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אוּלָםH197

What does אוּלָם mean in the Bible?

אוּלָם is a Hebrew word meaning "a vestibule (as bound to the building)".

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Questions this entry answers

What does אוּלָם mean in the Bible?

אוּלָם is a Hebrew word meaning "a vestibule (as bound to the building)".

How does the BSB render H197?

The BSB source-word alignment has 34 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include The portico (11), of the portico (7), - (2), portico (2), a hall (1).

Where does אוּלָם appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 1 Kings 6:3. Its strongest book concentrations include Ezekiel (17), 1 Kings (10), 2 Chronicles (5), 1 Chronicles (1).

Source Word Evidence

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How English Renders It

The portico11×1 Kings 6:3, 2 Chronicles 3:4, 2 Chronicles 29:17, Ezekiel 8:16

of the portico7×2 Chronicles 8:12, 2 Chronicles 15:8, 2 Chronicles 29:7, Ezekiel 40:48

-2×1 Kings 7:8, Ezekiel 40:9

portico2×Ezekiel 40:15, Ezekiel 40:40

a hall1×1 Kings 7:7

and portico1×1 Kings 7:12

And the portico1×Ezekiel 40:9

and the porticoes1×Ezekiel 41:15

at the portico1×1 Kings 7:21

for the portico [of the temple]1×1 Chronicles 28:11

hall1×1 Kings 7:8

his colonnade1×1 Kings 7:6

in the portico1×1 Kings 7:19

Inside the portico1×Ezekiel 40:39

the Hall1×1 Kings 7:7

with a portico1×1 Kings 7:6

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Usage map

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First aligned row1 Kings 6:3

Aligned rows34

Books represented5

1 Kings101 Chronicles12 Chronicles5Ezekiel17Joel1

Source forms

אֻלָ֥ם3x’u·lām1 Kings 7:7, Ezekiel 40:8, Ezekiel 40:15

אוּלָ֤ם2x’ū·lām1 Kings 7:6, Ezekiel 46:8

אוּלָ֥ם2x’ū·lām2 Chronicles 15:8, Ezekiel 40:7

אֻלָ֤ם2x’u·lāmEzekiel 40:9, Ezekiel 44:3

אוּלָ֨ם1x’ū·lāmEzekiel 46:2

אֻלָ֣ם1x’u·lāmEzekiel 40:48

אֻלָ֔ם1x’u·lāmEzekiel 40:48

בָּֽאוּלָ֑ם1xbā·’ū·lām1 Kings 7:19

Parsing patterns

Noun - masculine singular construct12x1 Kings 7:6, 1 Kings 7:7, 2 Chronicles 15:8, Ezekiel 40:7

Article | Noun - masculine singular8x1 Chronicles 28:11, 2 Chronicles 8:12, 2 Chronicles 29:7, Ezekiel 8:16

Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct3x1 Kings 7:21, 2 Chronicles 29:17, Ezekiel 40:40

Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct2x1 Kings 7:7, Ezekiel 40:9

Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular2x1 Kings 6:3, 2 Chronicles 3:4

Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct1xEzekiel 41:15

Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular1x1 Kings 7:6

Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct1xEzekiel 40:39

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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אוּלָם

What does אוּלָם mean in the Bible?

What does אוּלָם mean in the Bible?

How does the BSB render H197?

Where does אוּלָם appear in Scripture?

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