Strong's Hebrew Concordance

H2494: חֵלֶם

Chêlem · pronounced khay'lem · “Helem”

Definition

Chelem, an Israelite

KJV translates it as: Helem. Compare H2469 (חֶלְדַּי).

Word origin: from H2492 (חָלַם); a dream;

Extended definition

A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Zec.6.10; also called Helem at Zec.6.14;
Another name of chel.day (חֶלְדַּי "Heldai" H2469G)
§ Helem = "strength" or "dream"
a returned exile in the time of Zechariah; also spelled 'Heldai'

Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).

How H2494 is translated

  • helem ×1

Bible verses with H2494 (Chêlem)

Chêlem appears in 1 verse.

  • Zechariah 6:14

    And the crowns shall be to Helem, and to Tobijah, and to Jedaiah, and to Hen the son of Zephaniah, for a memorial in the temple of the Lord.