Alam עָלַם

Alam (Hebrew עָלַם, Strong's H5956) is a Hebrew verb meaning “to conceal”. It occurs 28 times in 27 verses of the Old Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Verses

Every verse with Alam, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Leviticus

• Leviticus 4:13
  And if the whole congregation of Israel sin through ignorance, and the thing be hid from the eyes of the assembly, and they have done somewhat against any of the commandments of the Lord concerning things which should not be done, and are guilty;Now if the whole congregation of Israel strays unintentionally and the matter escapes the notice of the assembly so that they violate any of the LORD’s commandments and incur guilt by doing what is forbidden,
• Leviticus 5:2
  Or if a soul touch any unclean thing, whether it be a carcase of an unclean beast, or a carcase of unclean cattle, or the carcase of unclean creeping things, and if it be hidden from him; he also shall be unclean, and guilty.Or if a person touches anything unclean—whether the carcass of any unclean wild animal or livestock or crawling creature—even if he is unaware of it, he is unclean and guilty.
• Leviticus 5:3
  Or if he touch the uncleanness of man, whatsoever uncleanness it be that a man shall be defiled withal, and it be hid from him; when he knoweth of it, then he shall be guilty.Or if he touches human uncleanness—anything by which one becomes unclean—even if he is unaware of it, when he realizes it, he is guilty.
• Leviticus 5:4
  Or if a soul swear, pronouncing with his lips to do evil, or to do good, whatsoever it be that a man shall pronounce with an oath, and it be hid from him; when he knoweth of it, then he shall be guilty in one of these.Or if someone swears thoughtlessly with his lips to do anything good or evil—in whatever matter a man may rashly pronounce an oath—even if he is unaware of it, when he realizes it, he is guilty in the matter.
• Leviticus 20:4
  And if the people of the land do any ways hide their eyes from the man, when he giveth of his seed unto Molech, and kill him not:And if the people of the land ever hide their eyes and fail to put to death the man who gives one of his children to Molech,

Numbers

• Numbers 5:13
  And a man lie with her carnally, and it be hid from the eyes of her husband, and be kept close, and she be defiled, and there be no witness against her, neither she be taken with the manner;by sleeping with another man, and it is concealed from her husband and her impurity is undetected (since there is no witness against her and she was not caught in the act),

Deuteronomy

• Deuteronomy 22:1
  Thou shalt not see thy brother’s ox or his sheep go astray, and hide thyself from them: thou shalt in any case bring them again unto thy brother.If you see your brother’s ox or sheep straying, you must not ignore it; be sure to return it to your brother.
• Deuteronomy 22:3
  In like manner shalt thou do with his ass; and so shalt thou do with his raiment; and with all lost thing of thy brother’s, which he hath lost, and thou hast found, shalt thou do likewise: thou mayest not hide thyself.And you shall do the same for his donkey, his cloak, or anything your brother has lost and you have found. You must not ignore it.
• Deuteronomy 22:4
  Thou shalt not see thy brother’s ass or his ox fall down by the way, and hide thyself from them: thou shalt surely help him to lift them up again.If you see your brother’s donkey or ox fallen on the road, you must not ignore it; you must help him lift it up.

1 Samuel

• 1 Samuel 12:3
  Behold, here I am: witness against me before the Lord, and before his anointed: whose ox have I taken? or whose ass have I taken? or whom have I defrauded? whom have I oppressed? or of whose hand have I received any bribe to blind mine eyes therewith? and I will restore it you.Here I am. Bear witness against me before the LORD and before His anointed: Whose ox or donkey have I taken? Whom have I cheated or oppressed? From whose hand have I accepted a bribe and closed my eyes? Tell me, and I will restore it to you.”

1 Kings

• 1 Kings 10:3
  And Solomon told her all her questions: there was not any thing hid from the king, which he told her not.And Solomon answered all her questions; nothing was too difficult for the king to explain.

2 Kings

• 2 Kings 4:27
  And when she came to the man of God to the hill, she caught him by the feet: but Gehazi came near to thrust her away. And the man of God said, Let her alone; for her soul is vexed within her: and the Lord hath hid it from me, and hath not told me.When she reached the man of God at the mountain, she clung to his feet. Gehazi came over to push her away, but the man of God said, “Leave her alone, for her soul is in deep distress, and the LORD has hidden it from me and has not told me.”

2 Chronicles

• 2 Chronicles 9:2
  And Solomon told her all her questions: and there was nothing hid from Solomon which he told her not.And Solomon answered all her questions; nothing was too difficult for him to explain.

Job

• Job 6:16
  Which are blackish by reason of the ice, and wherein the snow is hid:darkened because of the ice and the inflow of melting snow,
• Job 28:21
  Seeing it is hid from the eyes of all living, and kept close from the fowls of the air.It is hidden from the eyes of every living thing and concealed from the birds of the air.
• Job 42:3
  Who is he that hideth counsel without knowledge? therefore have I uttered that I understood not; things too wonderful for me, which I knew not.You asked, ‘Who is this who conceals My counsel without knowledge?’ Surely I spoke of things I did not understand, things too wonderful for me to know.

Psalms

• Psalm 10:1
  Why standest thou afar off, O LORD? why hidest thou thyself in times of trouble?Why, O LORD, do You stand far off? Why do You hide in times of trouble?
• Psalm 26:4
  I have not sat with vain persons, neither will I go in with dissemblers.I do not sit with deceitful men, nor keep company with hypocrites.
• Psalm 55:1
  Give ear to my prayer, O God; and hide not thyself from my supplication.Listen to my prayer, O God, and do not ignore my plea.
• Psalm 90:8
  Thou hast set our iniquities before thee, our secret sins in the light of thy countenance.You have set our iniquities before You, our secret sins in the light of Your presence.

Proverbs

• Proverbs 28:27
  He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack: but he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse.Whoever gives to the poor will not be in need, but he who hides his eyes will receive many curses.

Ecclesiastes

• Ecclesiastes 12:14
  For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.For God will bring every deed into judgment, along with every hidden thing, whether good or evil.

Isaiah

• Isaiah 1:15
  And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you: yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood.When you spread out your hands in prayer, I will hide My eyes from you; even though you multiply your prayers, I will not listen. Your hands are covered with blood.
• Isaiah 58:7
  Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh?Isn’t it to share your bread with the hungry, to bring the poor and homeless into your home, to clothe the naked when you see him, and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood?

Lamentations

• Lamentations 3:56
  Thou hast heard my voice: hide not thine ear at my breathing, at my cry.You heard my plea: “Do not ignore my cry for relief.”

Ezekiel

• Ezekiel 22:26
  Her priests have violated my law, and have profaned mine holy things: they have put no difference between the holy and profane, neither have they shewed difference between the unclean and the clean, and have hid their eyes from my sabbaths, and I am profaned among them.Her priests do violence to My law and profane My holy things. They make no distinction between the holy and the common, and they fail to distinguish between the clean and the unclean. They disregard My Sabbaths, so that I am profaned among them.

Nahum

• Nahum 3:11
  Thou also shalt be drunken: thou shalt be hid, thou also shalt seek strength because of the enemy.You too will become drunk; you will go into hiding and seek refuge from the enemy.

Notes

1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).