אַלְקוּם
al.qum
H0510
H:N-M
Hebrew
army
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Hebrew
Language
al.qum denotes an army accompanying a king in the verse’s listed procession.
The sole attested use places al.qum with a king in a procession-like list; Proverbs 30:31 has the army beside the king.
Senses in use
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An army beside a king · dominant
In Proverbs 30:31, the adverbial form אַלְק֥וּם occurs in the clause concerning a king; the APB renders the verse, "The strutting rooster, the he-goat, and a king with his army beside him."
In the Anselm Project Bible: In Proverbs 30:31, the APB presents the relevant clause as "a king with his army beside him." The term's precise English correspondence cannot be isolated beyond that clause.