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ʿēlᵊmāyēʾ עֵלְמָיֵא ‘Elamite’ (Aramaic)

Etymology?: patronymic from a name corresponding to ʿēlām עֵילָם ‘Elam’ contracted

ʿēlᵊmāyēʾ pr n loc gen
Elamites = see Elam "their heaps"
1) a native of Elam

Mentioned in Ezra 4:9

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