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Helez

חֶ֫לֶץStrong’s H2503

chelets (che-lets)

Appears in 4 verses of the Old Testament

In short

Chelets is the Hebrew word usually translated “helez”. It appears in 4 verses of the Old Testament.

“Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite,”
2 Samuel 23:26 KJV
Meaning
  1. An Ephraimite, one of the 30 of David's mighty warriors, leader of the 7th monthly course
  2. A man of Judah, son of Azariah
  3. An Ephraimite, one of the 30 of David's mighty warriors, leader of the 7th monthly course
  4. A man of Judah, son of Azariah
How it's translated
  • helez 4
  • and helez 1

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

Where it's used most
  • 1 Chronicles 3
  • 2 Samuel 1

2 books in all.

Explore in Scripture
Hebrew dictionary

חֶ֫לֶץ chelets · Helez

A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.23.26 § Helez = "he has saved" 1) an Ephraimite, one of the 30 of David's mighty warriors, leader of the 7th monthly course 2) a man of Judah, son of Azariah

חֶ֫לֶץ chelets · Helez

A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.2.39; son of: Azariah (H5838J); father of: Eleasah (H0501) § Helez = "he has saved" 1) an Ephraimite, one of the 30 of David's mighty warriors, leader of the 7th monthly course 2) a man of Judah, son of Azariah

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.