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Ulam

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(porch). (1) A descendant of Manasseh (1 Chron. 7:16-17¹⁶And Maachah the wife of Machir bare a son, and she called his name Peresh; and the name of his brother was Sheresh; and his sons were Ulam and Rakem. ¹⁷And the sons of Ulam; Bedan. These were the sons of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh. (1 Chronicles 7:16‑17)). (2) Son of Eshek, a Benjamite, of the line of Saul (1 Chron. 8:39-40³⁹And the sons of Eshek his brother were, Ulam his firstborn, Jehush the second, and Eliphelet the third. ⁴⁰And the sons of Ulam were mighty men of valor, archers, and had many sons, and sons' sons, an hundred and fifty. All these are of the sons of Benjamin. (1 Chronicles 8:39‑40)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

1. Son of Sheresh, a descendant of Manasseh (1 Chron. 7:16-17¹⁶And Maachah the wife of Machir bare a son, and she called his name Peresh; and the name of his brother was Sheresh; and his sons were Ulam and Rakem. ¹⁷And the sons of Ulam; Bedan. These were the sons of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh. (1 Chronicles 7:16‑17)).

2. Son of Eshek, a Benjamite (1 Chron. 8:39-40³⁹And the sons of Eshek his brother were, Ulam his firstborn, Jehush the second, and Eliphelet the third. ⁴⁰And the sons of Ulam were mighty men of valor, archers, and had many sons, and sons' sons, an hundred and fifty. All these are of the sons of Benjamin. (1 Chronicles 8:39‑40)).

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

198 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

’Uwlam

Phonic:

oo-lawm’

Meaning:

appar, from 481 (in the sense of dumbness); solitary; Ulam, the name of two Israelites

KJV Usage:

Ulam

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

their leader: vestibule

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

First of all; the porch; the court; their strength:―name of two Israelites, 1 Chron. 7:16. {Primum omnium}