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Strong's H197 אוּלָם (ulam)

Ulam means “porch” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G197 — akribesteron in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H197
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 29
Books 5

Strong's H197 Quick Answer

Strong's H197 אוּלָם אוּלָם (uwlam) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. uwlam (oo-lawm') (or (shortened) ,ulam {oo-lawm'}) n-m. 1. a vestibule (as bound to the building) [from H481 (in the sense of tying)] It has 29 linked Bible usages across 5 books. Visible English usage signals include porch and building. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
uwlam (oo-lawm') (or (shortened) ,ulam {oo-lawm'}) n-m. 1. a vestibule (as bound to the building) [from H481 (in the sense of tying)]
Usage
29 linked usages
Books
5 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
porch and building

Meaning and Definition

uwlam (oo-lawm') (or (shortened) ,ulam {oo-lawm'}) n-m. 1. a vestibule (as bound to the building) [from H481 (in the sense of tying)] KJV: porch. Root(s): H481

Original Word
אוּלָם אוּלָם
Transliteration
uwlam
Derivation
Root: אלם First root strongs: 481
Morphology
noun masc

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H197. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's H197 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render uwlam, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

porch 1 Kings 6:3 28× building Ezekiel 41:15

How Strong's H197 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 29 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H197 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H197 in the Old Testament

29 indexed usages in Old Testament.

1 Kings 6:3 KJV

And the porch before the temple of the house, twenty cubits was the length thereof, according to the breadth of the house; and ten cubits was the breadth thereof before the house.

1 Kings 7:6 KJV

And he made a porch of pillars; the length thereof was fifty cubits, and the breadth thereof thirty cubits: and the porch was before them: and the other pillars and the thick beam were before them.

1 Kings 7:7 KJV

Then he made a porch for the throne where he might judge, even the porch of judgment: and it was covered with cedar from one side of the floor to the other.

Usage Excerpts

First 29 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H197.

1 Kings 6:3 Old Testament, KJV
And the porch before the temple of the house, twenty cubits was the length thereof, according to the breadth of the house; and ten cubits was the breadth thereof before the house.
1 Kings 7:6 Old Testament, KJV
And he made a porch of pillars; the length thereof was fifty cubits, and the breadth thereof thirty cubits: and the porch was before them: and the other pillars and the thick beam were before them.
1 Kings 7:7 Old Testament, KJV
Then he made a porch for the throne where he might judge, even the porch of judgment: and it was covered with cedar from one side of the floor to the other.
1 Kings 7:8 Old Testament, KJV
And his house where he dwelt had another court within the porch, which was of the like work. Solomon made also an house for Pharaoh's daughter, whom he had taken to wife, like unto this porch.
1 Kings 7:12 Old Testament, KJV
And the great court round about was with three rows of hewed stones, and a row of cedar beams, both for the inner court of the house of the LORD, and for the porch of the house.
1 Kings 7:19 Old Testament, KJV
And the chapiters that were upon the top of the pillars were of lily work in the porch, four cubits.
1 Kings 7:21 Old Testament, KJV
And he set up the pillars in the porch of the temple: and he set up the right pillar, and called the name thereof Jachin: and he set up the left pillar, and called the name thereof Boaz.
1 Chronicles 28:11 Old Testament, KJV
Then David gave to Solomon his son the pattern of the porch, and of the houses thereof, and of the treasuries thereof, and of the upper chambers thereof, and of the inner parlours thereof, and of the place of the mercy seat,
2 Chronicles 3:4 Old Testament, KJV
And the porch that was in the front of the house, the length of it was according to the breadth of the house, twenty cubits, and the height was an hundred and twenty: and he overlaid it within with pure gold.
2 Chronicles 8:12 Old Testament, KJV
Then Solomon offered burnt offerings unto the LORD on the altar of the LORD, which he had built before the porch,
2 Chronicles 15:8 Old Testament, KJV
And when Asa heard these words, and the prophecy of Oded the prophet, he took courage, and put away the abominable idols out of all the land of Judah and Benjamin, and out of the cities which he had taken from mount Ephraim, and renewed the altar of the LORD, that was before the porch of the LORD.
2 Chronicles 29:7 Old Testament, KJV
Also they have shut up the doors of the porch, and put out the lamps, and have not burned incense nor offered burnt offerings in the holy place unto the God of Israel.
2 Chronicles 29:17 Old Testament, KJV
Now they began on the first day of the first month to sanctify, and on the eighth day of the month came they to the porch of the LORD: so they sanctified the house of the LORD in eight days; and in the sixteenth day of the first month they made an end.
Ezekiel 8:16 Old Testament, KJV
And he brought me into the inner court of the LORD's house, and, behold, at the door of the temple of the LORD, between the porch and the altar, were about five and twenty men, with their backs toward the temple of the LORD, and their faces toward the east; and they worshipped the sun toward the east.
Ezekiel 40:7 Old Testament, KJV
And every little chamber was one reed long, and one reed broad; and between the little chambers were five cubits; and the threshold of the gate by the porch of the gate within was one reed.
Ezekiel 40:8 Old Testament, KJV
He measured also the porch of the gate within, one reed.
Ezekiel 40:9 Old Testament, KJV
Then measured he the porch of the gate, eight cubits; and the posts thereof, two cubits; and the porch of the gate was inward.
Ezekiel 40:15 Old Testament, KJV
And from the face of the gate of the entrance unto the face of the porch of the inner gate were fifty cubits.
Ezekiel 40:39 Old Testament, KJV
And in the porch of the gate were two tables on this side, and two tables on that side, to slay thereon the burnt offering and the sin offering and the trespass offering.
Ezekiel 40:40 Old Testament, KJV
And at the side without, as one goeth up to the entry of the north gate, were two tables; and on the other side, which was at the porch of the gate, were two tables.
Ezekiel 40:48 Old Testament, KJV
And he brought me to the porch of the house, and measured each post of the porch, five cubits on this side, and five cubits on that side: and the breadth of the gate was three cubits on this side, and three cubits on that side.
Ezekiel 40:49 Old Testament, KJV
The length of the porch was twenty cubits, and the breadth eleven cubits, and he brought me by the steps whereby they went up to it: and there were pillars by the posts, one on this side, and another on that side.
Ezekiel 41:15 Old Testament, KJV
And he measured the length of the building over against the separate place which was behind it, and the galleries thereof on the one side and on the other side, an hundred cubits, with the inner temple, and the porches of the court;
Ezekiel 41:25 Old Testament, KJV
And there were made on them, on the doors of the temple, cherubims and palm trees, like as were made upon the walls; and there were thick planks upon the face of the porch without.
Ezekiel 41:26 Old Testament, KJV
And there were narrow windows and palm trees on the one side and on the other side, on the sides of the porch, and upon the side chambers of the house, and thick planks.
Ezekiel 44:3 Old Testament, KJV
It is for the prince; the prince, he shall sit in it to eat bread before the LORD; he shall enter by the way of the porch of that gate, and shall go out by the way of the same.
Ezekiel 46:2 Old Testament, KJV
And the prince shall enter by the way of the porch of that gate without, and shall stand by the post of the gate, and the priests shall prepare his burnt offering and his peace offerings, and he shall worship at the threshold of the gate: then he shall go forth; but the gate shall not be shut until the evening.
Ezekiel 46:8 Old Testament, KJV
And when the prince shall enter, he shall go in by the way of the porch of that gate, and he shall go forth by the way thereof.
Joel 2:17 Old Testament, KJV
Let the priests, the ministers of the LORD, weep between the porch and the altar, and let them say, Spare thy people, O LORD, and give not thine heritage to reproach, that the heathen should rule over them: wherefore should they say among the people, Where is their God?

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H197, grouped by book.

1 Kings 7 usages, Old Testament
1 Chronicles 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 5 usages, Old Testament
Ezekiel 15 usages, Old Testament
Joel 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H197 FAQ

What does ulam (אוּלָם) mean?

Ulam (Strong's H197) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "porch". uwlam (oo-lawm') (or (shortened) ,ulam {oo-lawm'}) n-m. 1. a vestibule (as bound to the building) [from H481 (in the sense of tying)]

How many times is ulam (אוּלָם) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 29 linked usages for Strong's H197 across 5 books.

Where can I study ulam (אוּלָם) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H197 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate ulam (אוּלָם)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as porch and building. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.