Word Study · Strong's H481
אָלַם
ʼâlam
“to tie fast”
- 9occurrencescanonical count
- 9tagged so farloaded book by book
- 5books spannedamong tagged text
Strong's Dictionary (1890, public domain)
Definition
to tie fast; hence (of the mouth) to be tongue-tied KJV usage: bind, be dumb, put to silence.
9 loaded
The ledger of occurrences
Genesis1 occurrence
for, behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and, lo, my sheaf arose, and also stood upright; and, behold, your sheaves came round about, and made obeisance to my sheaf.The first tagged occurrence in Genesis.
Psalms3 occurrences
Let the lying lips be dumb, Which speak against the righteous insolently, With pride and contempt.The first tagged occurrence in Psalms.
Isaiah1 occurrence
He was oppressed, yet when he was afflicted he opened not his mouth; as a lamb that is led to the slaughter, and as a sheep that before its shearers is dumb, so he opened not his mouth.The first tagged occurrence in Isaiah.
Ezekiel3 occurrences
and I will make thy tongue cleave to the roof of thy mouth, that thou shalt be dumb, and shalt not be to them a reprover; for they are a rebellious house.The first tagged occurrence in Ezekiel.
Daniel1 occurrence
And when he had spoken unto me according to these words, I set my face toward the ground, and was dumb.The first tagged occurrence in Daniel.