Hebrew

Helam

חֵילָםStrong’s H2431

chelam (che-lam)

Appears in 2 verses of the Old Testament

In short

Chelam is the Hebrew word usually translated “helam” and “helam towards”. It appears in 2 verses of the Old Testament.

“And Hadarezer sent, and brought out the Syrians that were beyond the river: and they came to Helam; and Shobach the captain of the host of Hadarezer went before them.”

2 Samuel 10:16 KJV

Meaning

§ Helam = "stronghold"

How it's translated

helam 1
helam towards 1

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

Where it's used most

2 Samuel 2

1 book in all.

Explore in Scripture

2 Samuel 10:17And when it was told David, he gathered all Israel together, and passed over Jordan, and came to Helam. And the Syrians set themselves in array against David, and fought with him.

Hebrew dictionary

חֵילָם chelam · Helam

§ Helam = "stronghold" a place east of the Jordan, west of the Euphrates, in Gilead, at which the Syrians under Hadarezer were defeated by David

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.