International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

ja'-lam (ya`lam, according to BDB following Septuagint Ieglom, in Genesis, from `alam, meaning "to conceal"; according to Gunkel, Gen3, 390, from ya`el, "mountain-goat"; see HPN, 90, note 5; King James Version Jaalam): In Genesis 36:5, 14, 18 1 Chronicles 1:35, a son of Esau, mentioned as the 2nd son by Oholibamah; probably an Edomite clan.