Know the Word.

Hebrew word

ʻelem

eh'-lem

עֶלֶם

What it means

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

Where it comes from

from ʻâlam (עָלַם); (compare ʻalmâh (עַלְמָה))

How the King James translates it

  • stripling1
  • man1

Every place it appears 2

1 Samuel17:5620:22
ʻelem — Hebrew word meaning “properly, something kept out of”