H2431: חֵילָם
Chêylâm · pronounced khay-lawm' · “Helam”
Definition
Chelam, a place East of Palestine
KJV translates it as: Helam.
Word origin: or חֵלָאםxlit Chêlʼâm corrected to Chêlâʼm; from H2428 (חַיִל); fortress;
Extended definition
§ Helam = "stronghold"
a place east of the Jordan, west of the Euphrates, in Gilead, at which the Syrians under Hadarezer were defeated by David
a place east of the Jordan, west of the Euphrates, in Gilead, at which the Syrians under Hadarezer were defeated by David
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H2431 is translated
- helam ×1
- towards ×1
Bible verses with H2431 (Chêylâm)
Chêylâm appears in 2 verses.
- 2 Samuel 10:16
And Hadarezer sent, and brought out the Syrians that were beyond the river: and they came to Helam; and Shobach the captain of the host of Hadarezer went before them.
- 2 Samuel 10:17
And when it was told David, he gathered all Israel together, and passed over Jordan, and came to Helam. And the Syrians set themselves in array against David, and fought with him.