Jalam

JALAM

ja'-lam (ya`lam, according to BDB following Septuagint Ieglom, in Gen, from `alam, meaning "to conceal"; according to Gunkel, Gen3, 390, from ya`el, "mountain-goat"; see HPN, 90, note 5; King James Version Jaalam):

In Genesis 36:5,14,18; 1 Chronicles 1:35, a son of Esau, mentioned as the 2nd son by Oholibamah; probably an Edomite clan.


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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'JALAM'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.