אָלַם (ʾālam) is a Hebrew verb meaning bind. It appears 9 times in 5 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H481).

Also rendered

• be dumb

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 102)

Root family 102: אָלַם ʾālam — bind, be made dumb (Niphal)

• אִלֵּם ʾillēm — dumb
• אֲלֻמָה ʾălumâ — sheaf
• אֵלֶם ʾēlem — silence

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