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Hallohesh

הַלּוֹחֵשׁStrong’s H3873

lochesh (lo-chesh)

Appears in 2 verses of the Old Testament

In short

Lochesh is the Hebrew word usually translated “hallohesh”. It appears in 2 verses of the Old Testament.

“And next unto him repaired Shallum the son of Halohesh, the ruler of the half part of Jerusalem, he and his daughters.”
Nehemiah 3:12 KJV
Meaning
  1. A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Neh.3.12
How it's translated
  • hallohesh 2

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

Where it's used most
  • Nehemiah 2

1 book in all.

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Hebrew dictionary

הַלּוֹחֵשׁ lochesh · Hallohesh

A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Neh.3.12; father of: Shallum (H7967Q) § Hallohesh = "whisperer" father of a chief of Jerusalem after the exile who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah

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.