אִלֵּם (ʾillēm) is a Hebrew adjective meaning dumb. It appears 6 times in 5 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H483).

Also rendered

• mute

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 102c)

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

• אָלַם ʾālam — bind
• אֲלֻמָה ʾălumâ — sheaf
• אֵלֶם ʾēlem — silence

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