Word Study · Strong's H2431 · Hebrew
חֵילָם
Chelam
khay-lawm'
Strong's 1890 spelling: Chêylâm
“Chelam, a place East of Palestine”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
Chelam, a place East of Palestine
Rendered in the KJV as
Helam.
- 2occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 1 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 2inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 2 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 2
- חֵילָ֑ם1
- חֵלָ֑אמָה1
How it is rendered · 2
- Helam1
- Helam towards1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- proper noun (a name)1
- proper noun (a name) + directional ending (“toward”)1
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- HNpl · 1
- HNpl/Sd · 1
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The ledger of occurrences
2 Samuel2 occurrences
- 2 Samuel 10:16חֵילָ֑םcheilamproper noun (a name)Hadadezer sent messengers to bring more Arameans from beyond the Euphrates, and they came to Helam with Shobach the commander of Hadadezer’s army leading them.here: Helam
- 2 Samuel 10:17חֵלָ֑אמָהchelamahproper noun (a name) + directional ending (“toward”)When this was reported to David, he gathered all Israel, crossed the Jordan, and went to Helam. Then the Arameans arrayed themselves against David and fought against him.here: Helam towards