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אִלֵּם

Speechless

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אִלֵּםH483
Pronunciationkə’illēm

What does אִלֵּם (kə’illēm) mean in the Bible?

אִלֵּם (kə’illēm): Silence imposed by shock, awe, or divine encounter; muteness as loss of power to respond

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Questions this entry answers

What does אִלֵּם (kə’illēm) mean in the Bible?

אִלֵּם (kə’illēm): Silence imposed by shock, awe, or divine encounter; muteness as loss of power to respond

How does the BSB render H483?

The BSB source-word alignment has 6 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and like a mute man (1), and the mute (1), for those with no voice (1), mute (1), that cannot speak (1).

Where does אִלֵּם (kə’illēm) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 4:11. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (2), Exodus (1), Habakkuk (1), Proverbs (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
and like a mute man1×Psalms 38:13
and the mute1×Isaiah 35:6
for those with no voice1×Proverbs 31:8
mute1×Isaiah 56:10
that cannot speak1×Habakkuk 2:18
the mute1×Exodus 4:11
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 4:11אִלֵּ֔םtothe muteAdjective - masculine singularPsalms 38:13וּ֝כְאִלֵּ֗םtoand like a mute manConjunctive waw, Preposition-k | Adjective - masculine singularProverbs 31:8לְאִלֵּ֑םtofor those with no voicePreposition-l | Adjective - masculine singularIsaiah 35:6אִלֵּ֑םtoand the muteAdjective - masculine singularIsaiah 56:10אִלְּמִ֔יםtomuteAdjective - masculine pluralHabakkuk 2:18אִלְּמִֽים׃סtothat cannot speakAdjective - masculine plural
Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned rowExodus 4:11
Aligned rows6
Books represented5
Exodus1Psalms1Proverbs1Isaiah2Habakkuk1
Source forms
אִלֵּ֔ם1x’il·lêmExodus 4:11
אִלֵּ֑ם1x’il·lêmIsaiah 35:6
אִלְּמִ֔ים1x’il·lə·mîmIsaiah 56:10
אִלְּמִֽים׃ס1x’il·lə·mîmHabakkuk 2:18
וּ֝כְאִלֵּ֗ם1xū·ḵə·’il·lêmPsalms 38:13
לְאִלֵּ֑ם1xlə·’il·lêmProverbs 31:8
Parsing patterns
Adjective - masculine plural2xIsaiah 56:10, Habakkuk 2:18
Adjective - masculine singular2xExodus 4:11, Isaiah 35:6
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k | Adjective - masculine singular1xPsalms 38:13
Preposition-l | Adjective - masculine singular1xProverbs 31:8
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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