עֶלֶם ʻelem

Meaning

properly, something kept out of sight, i.e. a lad

In the King James Version: young man, stripling.

Derivation: from H5956 (עָלַם); (compare H5959 (עַלְמָה))

Where it is used

• 1 Samuel 17:56 “Find out whose son this young man is!” said the king.
• 1 Samuel 20:22 But if I say to the young man, ‘Look, the arrows are beyond you,’ then you must go, for the LORD has sent you away.