Helem
הֶ֫לֶםStrong’s H2369helem (he-lem)
Appears in 2 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Helem is the Hebrew word usually translated “hotham”. It appears in 2 verses of the Old Testament.
“And Heber begat Japhlet, and Shomer, and Hotham, and Shua their sister.”
Meaning
- A man of the tribe of Asher living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.7.32
- A man of Asher, son of Heber, of the family of Beriah
- Father of two of David's mighty warriors
How it's translated
- hotham 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Chronicles 2
1 book in all.
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Hebrew dictionary
הֶ֫לֶם helem · Helem
A man of the tribe of Asher living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.7.32; son of: Heber (H2268); brother of: Japhlet (H3310), Shomer (H7763H) and Shua (H7774); father of: Zophah (H6690), Imna (H3234), Shelesh (H8028) and Amal (H6000); also called Helem at 1Ch.7.35; Another name of cho.tam (חוֹתָם "Hotham" H2369G) § Helem = "smiter" a descendant of Asher
חוֹתָם chotam · Hotham
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.11.44; father of: Shama (H8091), Jeiel (H3273H) § Hotham = "seal" 1) a man of Asher, son of Heber, of the family of Beriah 2) father of two of David's mighty warriors
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.