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Elim
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elim élim
English
Proper noun
en historical Biblical Judaism en oasis r/Sinai cc/New Kingdom c/Egyptian Empire; en he אֵילִם
en 1902 John Buchan The Outgoing of the Tide As she went through the woods where the primroses and the whitethorn were blossoming, the place seemed as the land of Elim, wherein there were twelve wells and threescore and ten palm trees.
en village/and/capital district/Elim r/Omusati c/Namibia.
en district r/Omusati c/Namibia Elim.
en village municipality/Hoogeveen p/Drenthe c/Netherlands.
en village r/Agulhas Plain p/Western Cape c/South Africa.
en village island/Anglesey cc/Wales c/UK.
en city district/Nome s/Alaska c/USA.
Noun
p
en Biblical Judaism A class of en angel found in en Kabbalah from the en Zohar.
Anagrams
en eilm Emil Elmi lime mile Liem Lemi Meli Imel Mile
Dutch
Etymology
First attested as Dwarsgat in 1899. Derived from nl he אֵילִם, referring to an oasis in the Sinai Desert described in the Old Testament. The name replaced the older Dwarsgat at the request of the inhabitants of the settlement.
Pronunciation
nl /ˈeː.lɪm/
nl Elim
Proper noun
n
nl village mun/Hoogeveen p/Drenthe c/Netherlands
Derived terms
nl Elimmer
nl Elims
References