Word Study · Strong's H5956 · Hebrew
עָלַם
alam
aw-lam'
Strong's 1890 spelling: ʻâlam
“to veil from sight, i.e. conceal (literally or figuratively)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
to veil from sight, i.e. conceal (literally or figuratively)
Rendered in the KJV as
[idiom] any ways, blind, dissembler, hide (self), secret (thing).
- 28occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 15 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 24inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 28 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 24
- וְנֶעְלַ֣ם4
- וְהִתְעַלַּמְתָּ֖2
- אַעְלִ֤ים1
- הֶעְלִ֣ים1
- הֶעְלִ֣ימוּ1
- הַעְלֵ֣ם1
- וְאַעְלִ֥ים1
- וּמַעְלִ֥ים1
- וְנֶעְלַם֙1
- וְֽ֭נֶעֶלְמָה1
- יַעְלִימֽוּ֩1
- יִתְעַלֶּם־1
and 12 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 22
- and it will be hidden5
- and you will hide yourself2
- hidden2
- [is] concealing1
- [those who] conceal themselves1
- and [one who] hides1
- and it has been concealed1
- certainly to hide1
- concealed [sins] our1
- do you hide?1
- he has hidden1
- hidden thing1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 21
- Hc/VNq3ms5
- Hc/Vtq2ms2
- verb · causative (hiphil), ongoing or future action · 2nd person masculine singular2
- verb · passive or reflexive (niphal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singular2
- conjunction (“and”) + verb · causative (hiphil), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singular1
- HC/Vhu1cs1
- Hc/VNq3fs1
- preposition + verb · reflexive (hithpael), infinitive (“to…”)1
- verb · causative (hiphil), infinitive absolute1
- verb · causative (hiphil), ongoing or future action · 1st person common singular1
- verb · causative (hiphil), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine plural1
- verb · causative (hiphil), completed action · 3rd person common plural1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- Hc/VNq3ms · 5
- Hc/Vtq2ms · 2
- HVhi2ms · 2
- HVNrmsa · 2
- HC/Vhrmsa · 1
- HC/Vhu1cs · 1
- Hc/VNq3fs · 1
- HR/Vtcc · 1
- HVhaa · 1
- HVhi1cs · 1
- HVhi3mp · 1
- HVhp3cp · 1
All 28, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Leviticus carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Leviticus6 occurrences
- Leviticus 4:13וְנֶעְלַ֣םvene'lamHc/VNq3msNow if the whole congregation of Israel strays unintentionally and the matter escapes the notice of the assembly so that they violate any of the LORD’s commandments and incur guilt by doing what is forbidden,here: and it will be hidden
- Leviticus 5:2וְנֶעְלַ֣םvene'lamHc/VNq3msOr if a person touches anything unclean—whether the carcass of any unclean wild animal or livestock or crawling creature—even if he is unaware of it, he is unclean and guilty.here: and it will be hidden
- Leviticus 5:3וְנֶעְלַ֣םvene'lamHc/VNq3msOr if he touches human uncleanness—anything by which one becomes unclean—even if he is unaware of it, when he realizes it, he is guilty.here: and it will be hidden
- Leviticus 5:4וְנֶעְלַ֣םvene'lamHc/VNq3msOr if someone swears thoughtlessly with his lips to do anything good or evil—in whatever matter a man may rashly pronounce an oath—even if he is unaware of it, when he realizes it, he is guilty in the matter.here: and it will be hidden
- Leviticus 20:4הַעְלֵ֣םha'lemverb · causative (hiphil), infinitive absoluteAnd if the people of the land ever hide their eyes and fail to put to death the man who gives one of his children to Molech,here: certainly to hide
- Leviticus 20:4יַעְלִימֽוּ֩ya'limuverb · causative (hiphil), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine pluralAnd if the people of the land ever hide their eyes and fail to put to death the man who gives one of his children to Molech,here: they will hide
Deuteronomy3 occurrences
- Deuteronomy 22:1וְהִתְעַלַּמְתָּ֖vehitalamtaHc/Vtq2msIf you see your brother’s ox or sheep straying, you must not ignore it; be sure to return it to your brother.here: and you will hide yourself
- Deuteronomy 22:3לְהִתְעַלֵּֽם׃ סlehitalempreposition + verb · reflexive (hithpael), infinitive (“to…”)And you shall do the same for his donkey, his cloak, or anything your brother has lost and you have found. You must not ignore it.here: to hide yourself
- Deuteronomy 22:4וְהִתְעַלַּמְתָּ֖vehitalamtaHc/Vtq2msIf you see your brother’s donkey or ox fallen on the road, you must not ignore it; you must help him lift it up.here: and you will hide yourself
Job3 occurrences
- Job 6:16יִתְעַלֶּם־yitalem-verb · reflexive (hithpael), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singulardarkened because of the ice and the inflow of melting snow,here: it hides itself
- Job 28:21וְֽ֭נֶעֶלְמָהveneelmahHc/VNq3fsIt is hidden from the eyes of every living thing and concealed from the birds of the air.here: and it has been concealed
- Job 42:3מַעְלִ֥יםma'limverb · causative (hiphil), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)You asked, ‘Who is this who conceals My counsel without knowledge?’ Surely I spoke of things I did not understand, things too wonderful for me to know.here: [is] concealing
Psalms4 occurrences
- Psalms 10:1תַּ֝עְלִ֗יםta'limverb · causative (hiphil), ongoing or future action · 2nd person masculine singularWhy, O LORD, do You stand far off? Why do You hide in times of trouble?here: do you hide?
- Psalms 26:4נַ֝עֲלָמִ֗יםnaalamimverb · passive or reflexive (niphal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine pluralI do not sit with deceitful men, nor keep company with hypocrites.here: [those who] conceal themselves
- Psalms 55:1תִּ֝תְעַלַּ֗םtitalamverb · reflexive (hithpael), jussive (“let him”) · 2nd person masculine singularListen to my prayer, O God, and do not ignore my plea.here: you hide yourself
- Psalms 90:8עֲ֝לֻמֵ֗נוּʾalumenuverb · simple (qal), passive participle · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine pluralYou have set our iniquities before You, our secret sins in the light of Your presence.here: concealed [sins] our
Isaiah2 occurrences
- Isaiah 1:15אַעְלִ֤יםʾa'limverb · causative (hiphil), ongoing or future action · 1st person common singularWhen you spread out your hands in prayer, I will hide My eyes from you; even though you multiply your prayers, I will not listen. Your hands are covered with blood.here: I will hide
- Isaiah 58:7תִתְעַלָּֽם׃titalamverb · reflexive (hithpael), ongoing or future action · 2nd person masculine singularIsn’t it to share your bread with the hungry, to bring the poor and homeless into your home, to clothe the naked when you see him, and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood?here: you will hide yourself
Lamentations1 occurrence
Same headword in Strong's