What does אוּלָם mean in the Bible?
אוּלָם is a Hebrew word meaning "a vestibule (as bound to the building)".
Hebrew · H197
אוּלָם
A vestibule (as bound to the building)
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אוּלָם H197
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
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
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It The portico 11× 1 Kings 6:3, 2 Chronicles 3:4, 2 Chronicles 29:17, Ezekiel 8:16
of the portico 7× 2 Chronicles 8:12, 2 Chronicles 15:8, 2 Chronicles 29:7, Ezekiel 40:48
- 2× 1 Kings 7:8, Ezekiel 40:9
portico 2× Ezekiel 40:15, Ezekiel 40:40
a hall 1× 1 Kings 7:7
and portico 1× 1 Kings 7:12
And the portico 1× Ezekiel 40:9
and the porticoes 1× Ezekiel 41:15
at the portico 1× 1 Kings 7:21
for the portico [of the temple] 1× 1 Chronicles 28:11
hall 1× 1 Kings 7:8
his colonnade 1× 1 Kings 7:6
in the portico 1× 1 Kings 7:19
Inside the portico 1× Ezekiel 40:39
the Hall 1× 1 Kings 7:7
with a portico 1× 1 Kings 7:6
Show sample aligned rows
1 Kings 6:3 וְהָאוּלָ֗ם to The portico Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular 1 Kings 7:6 אוּלָ֤ם to his colonnade Noun - masculine singular construct 1 Kings 7:6 וְאוּלָם֙ to with a portico Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular 1 Kings 7:7 וְאוּלָ֤ם to a hall Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct 1 Kings 7:7 אֻלָ֥ם to the Hall Noun - masculine singular construct 1 Kings 7:8 לָֽאוּלָ֔ם to - Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular 1 Kings 7:8 כָּאוּלָ֖ם to hall Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular 1 Kings 7:12 וּלְאֻלָ֥ם to and portico Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct 1 Kings 7:19 בָּֽאוּלָ֑ם to in the portico Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular 1 Kings 7:21 לְאֻלָ֖ם to at the portico Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row 1 Kings 6:3
Aligned rows 34
Books represented 5
1 Kings 10 1 Chronicles 1 2 Chronicles 5 Ezekiel 17 Joel 1
Source forms
אֻלָ֥ם 3x ’u·lām 1 Kings 7:7, Ezekiel 40:8, Ezekiel 40:15
אוּלָ֤ם 2x ’ū·lām 1 Kings 7:6, Ezekiel 46:8
אוּלָ֥ם 2x ’ū·lām 2 Chronicles 15:8, Ezekiel 40:7
אֻלָ֤ם 2x ’u·lām Ezekiel 40:9, Ezekiel 44:3
אוּלָ֨ם 1x ’ū·lām Ezekiel 46:2
אֻלָ֣ם 1x ’u·lām Ezekiel 40:48
אֻלָ֔ם 1x ’u·lām Ezekiel 40:48
בָּֽאוּלָ֑ם 1x bā·’ū·lām 1 Kings 7:19
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular construct 12x 1 Kings 7:6, 1 Kings 7:7, 2 Chronicles 15:8, Ezekiel 40:7
Article | Noun - masculine singular 8x 1 Chronicles 28:11, 2 Chronicles 8:12, 2 Chronicles 29:7, Ezekiel 8:16
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct 3x 1 Kings 7:21, 2 Chronicles 29:17, Ezekiel 40:40
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct 2x 1 Kings 7:7, Ezekiel 40:9
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular 2x 1 Kings 6:3, 2 Chronicles 3:4
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct 1x Ezekiel 41:15
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular 1x 1 Kings 7:6
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Ezekiel 40:39
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a vestibule (as bound to the building)
Source Gloss
a vestibule (as bound to the building)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a vestibule (as bound to the building) BDB: porch Usage: porch.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
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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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain