Strong's Hebrew Concordance

H5958: עֶלֶם

ʻelem · pronounced eh'-lem · “youth”

Definition

properly, something kept out of sight, i.e. a lad

KJV translates it as: young man, stripling.

Word origin: from H5956 (עָלַם); (compare H5959 (עַלְמָה))

Extended definition

young man

Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).

How H5958 is translated

  • youth ×1
  • young man ×1

Bible verses with H5958 (ʻelem)

ʻelem appears in 2 verses.

  • 1 Samuel 17:56

    And the king said, Enquire thou whose son the stripling is.

  • 1 Samuel 20:22

    But if I say thus unto the young man, Behold, the arrows are beyond thee; go thy way: for the Lord hath sent thee away.

Words derived from H5958