Hebrew word
ʻÊylâm
ay-lawm'
עֵילָם
What it means
Elam, a son of Shem and his descendants, with their country
Elam, a son of Shem and his descendants, with their country; also of six Israelites
Where it comes from
or עוֹלָם; (Ezra 10:2; Jeremiah 49:36), probably from ʻâlam (עָלַם); hidden, i.e. distant