אִלֵּם, cmp. חֵרֵשׁ) mute, unable to speak, also ignorant. Ter. I, 6; a. fr.—Ruth. R. to IV, 1 (ref. to almoni, Ruth. l. c.) א׳ היה מד"ת he was unable to speak of (excluded from) the Law (ignorant).—Pl. אִילְּ׳ אִלְּמִין אִלְּמִים. Snh. 71ᵃ; 100ᵃ.—Fem. אִלֶּמֶת, אִילֶּ׳. Num. R. s. 9. Ḥull. 79ᵃ. Sot. 10ᵇ אי׳; a. e.