עָלוּם
ʻâlûwm · aw-loom'
(only in plural as abstract) adolescence; figuratively, vigor
Lexicon
Derivation: passive participle of H5956 (עָלַם) in the denominative sense of H5958 (עֶלֶם);
(only in plural as abstract) adolescence; figuratively, vigor
- (only in plural as abstract) adolescence
- figuratively, vigor
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: youth.
Letters
- עAyin70
Picture: an eye
- Concrete
- eye · spring of water
- Extended
- to see · to know · experience · to watch
- לLamed30
Picture: shepherd's staff or goad
- Concrete
- staff · goad · yoke · cattle prod
- Extended
- authority · to lead · to teach · to bind · toward
- וVav6
Picture: tent peg or hook
- Concrete
- nail · peg · hook
- Extended
- to fasten · to secure · to establish · and (joining)
- מMem40
Picture: waves of water
- Concrete
- water · sea · blood · liquid
- Extended
- chaos · mighty and uncontrollable · the masses · from / out of
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to see and know › authority, the one who leads › to fasten and establish › water, chaos, the mighty deep
To see and know of authority, the one who leads that works to fasten and establish of water, chaos, the mighty deep.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of עָלוּם above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
4 occurrences · 4 OT · 0 NT · 3 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- of his youth2 · 50%
- of the sin of his youth1 · 25%
- of thy youth1 · 25%
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.