H2477

חֲלַח

cha.lachN:N--L

Halah

§ Halah = "painful" a city or district in Mesopotamia under Assyrian control where the Israelite captives were taken

Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry

חֲלַח proper name, of a location a city or district under Assyrian control, whither Israel captives were taken 2Kgs 17:6 = 2Kgs 18:11, 1Chr 5:26, compare –ala——u in Mesopotamia, Schr^COT on 2Kgs 17:8 > Hal^{Mél. Epigr. 1874, 70} Cilica (= Phoenician חלך, Lag^{M. i. 211}, Assyrian –ilakku, Lyon^Sargontexte) Lag^{BN 57}.

3 occurrences

II Kings (2), I Chronicles (1)

II Kings 17:6
II Kings 18:11
I Chronicles 5:26