אֵלֶם
elem · silence
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H482 · appears 2 times in the Bible
What is the Strong number?
Strong’s number identifies this word: use it to find the same word in other study tools.What it means
elem (אֵלֶם) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “silence”.
Muteness. It appears in the title of Psalm 56 ("the silent dove") and in Psalm 58:1, where its sense is disputed.
How to say it
e·lem
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- To keep quiet, saying nothing; also, silence before injustice.
From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- Silent Dove ×1
- silence ×1
Related words
Comes from
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Psalms 56:1
For the director. On The Silent Dove of the Distant Ones. Of David. A Miktam, when the Philistines seized him in Gath. Show me favor, Elohim, for a mortal tramples me; all the day fighting, he oppresses me.
- Psalms 58:1
For the director. Do Not Destroy. Of David. A Miktam. Do you really speak righteousness in silence? With uprightness do you judge, human beings?