עָלַם

Strong’s Definition

to veil from sight, i.e. conceal (literally or figuratively)

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root;

KJV Usage

[idiom] any ways, blind, dissembler, hide (self), secret (thing).

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.to conceal, hide, be hidden, be concealed, be secret
• 2.(qal) secret (participle)
• 3.(niphal)
• 4.(hiphil) to conceal, hide
• 5.(hithpael) to hide oneself

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: ʻâlam; Pronunciation: aw-lam'