# H197 אוּלָם

אוּלָם (ʼûwlâm), Strong’s H197: a vestibule (as bound to the building) KJV: porch.. Occurs 34 times.

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*ʼûwlâm* — a vestibule (as bound to the building)

KJV: porch.

Derived from [אָלַם ʼâlam](https://besorah.bible/word/H481) (to tie fast)

Occurs 34 times.

## Brown–Driver–Briggs
- אוּלָם n.m. 1 K 7:8 porch
- 1 in Solomon’s temple
- 2 in Sol.’s palace
- 3 in temple of Ezek.’s vision

## Where it occurs
- [1 Kings 6:3](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/1-kings/6?v=3) — The porch in front of the temple of the house had a length of twenty cubits, which was along the width of the house…
- [1 Kings 7:6](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/1-kings/7?v=6) — He made the hall of pillars. Its length was fifty cubits and its width thirty cubits, with a porch before them, and…
- [1 Kings 7:7](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/1-kings/7?v=7) — He made the porch of the throne where he was to judge, even the porch of judgment; and it was covered with cedar from…
- [1 Kings 7:8](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/1-kings/7?v=8) — His house where he was to dwell, the other court within the porch, was of the same construction. He made also a house…
- [1 Kings 7:12](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/1-kings/7?v=12) — The great court around had three courses of cut stone with a course of cedar beams, like the inner court of the LORD’s…
- [1 Kings 7:19](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/1-kings/7?v=19) — The capitals that were on the top of the pillars in the porch were of lily work, four cubits.
- [1 Kings 7:21](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/1-kings/7?v=21) — He set up the pillars at the porch of the temple. He set up the right pillar and called its name Jachin; and he set up…
- [Ezekiel 8:16](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/ezekiel/8?v=16) — He brought me into the inner court of the LORD’s house; and I saw at the door of the LORD’s temple, between the porch…
- [Ezekiel 40:7](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/ezekiel/40?v=7) — Every lodge was one reed long and one reed wide. Between the lodges was five cubits. The threshold of the gate by the…
- [Ezekiel 40:8](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/ezekiel/40?v=8) — He measured also the porch of the gate toward the house, one reed.
