Given name
Jalam
“young man”·“he will hide”·“he will be hidden”
Jalam is used as a given name.
Original Hebrewיעלם
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Jalam means “young man,” “he will hide” or “he will be hidden.”
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Where it comes from
Jalam is a biblical name from Hebrew.
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How it developed
From the Hebrew verb 'alam (עלם), “to be hidden.”
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In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Jalam appears in Genesis 36:5.
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Jalam’s family of names
See also 3
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
Similar names
If you love Jalam, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Jerram
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Jibsam
“he will smell sweetly” · “perfumer”
>99% boys
Joatham
“Yah is perfect” · “Yah is complete”
>99% boys
Jaddai
“... unclear but perhaps beloved or praised”
>99% boys
Jehoram
“Yah is high”
>99% boys
Japhlet
“he will deliver”
86% boys · 14% girls
Jashar
“upright”
>99% boys
Balaam
“swallowing up the people” · “destroyer of people”
78% boys · 22% girls