חֵילָם
Transliteration
ḥêlām
Pronunciation
khay-lawm'
Part of Speech
proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From חַיִל (H2428)
Strong’s Definitions

חֵילָם Chêylâm, khay-lawm'; or חֵלָאם Chêlâʼmxlit Chêlʼâm corrected to Chêlâʼm; from H2428; fortress; Chelam, a place East of Palestine:—Helam.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x

The KJV translates Strong's H2431 in the following manner: Helam (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x
The KJV translates Strong's H2431 in the following manner: Helam (2x).

  1. Helam = "stronghold"

    1. a place east of the Jordan, west of the Euphrates, in Gilead, at which the Syrians under Hadarezer were defeated by David

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חֵילָם Chêylâm, khay-lawm'; or חֵלָאם Chêlâʼmxlit Chêlʼâm corrected to Chêlâʼm; from H2428; fortress; Chelam, a place East of Palestine:—Helam.
STRONGS H2431: Abbreviations
† חֵילָם proper name, of a location east of Jordan 2 Samuel 10:16 (Th their army, but EwGeschichte. iii. 211 Anm. 1 = H iii. 155 n. 2 We Dr) = חֵלָ֑א֯מָה 2 Samuel 10:17 ( Αιλαμ); + חילם Ezekiel 47:16 ( Ηλιαμ) Co; according to this it lay on the border between Damascus and Hamath.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

2 Samuel

10:16; 10:17

Ezekiel

47:16