H2431

חֵילָם

che.lamN:N--L

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

Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry

חֵילָם proper name, of a location east of Jordan 2Sam 10:16 (Th their army, but ᵐ5 ᵑ6 ᵑ7 EwGeschichte. iii. 211 Anm. 1 = H iii. 155 n. 2 We Dr) = חֵלָ֑א֯מָה v2Sam 10:17 (ᵐ5 Αιλαμ); + חילם Ezek 47:16 (ᵐ5 Ηλιαμ) Co; according to this it lay on the border between Damascus and Hamath.


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