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Here

הֲלֹםStrong’s H1988

halom (ha-lom)

Appears in 12 verses of the Old Testament

In short

Halom is the Hebrew word usually translated “here”. It appears in 12 verses of the Old Testament.

“And she called the name of the LORD that spake unto her, Thou God seest me: for she said, Have I also here looked after him that seeth me?”
Genesis 16:13 KJV
Meaning
  1. Here, hither
How it's translated
  • here 11
  • and here 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • 1 Samuel 4
  • Judges 2
  • Genesis 1
  • Exodus 1
  • Ruth 1
  • 2 Samuel 1

8 books in all.

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Hebrew dictionary

הֲלֹם halom · here

here, hither

From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

How the English word “here” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

HERE, adverb

  1. In this place; in the place where the speaker is present; opposed to there.
  2. In the present life or state.
  3. It is used in making an offer or attempt.
  4. In drinking health.

Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.

Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.