Strong H2431חֵילָם
Helam
- Transliteration
- chêylâm chêl'âm
- Pronunciation
- {khay-lawm'} khay-lawm'
- Morphology
- Proper Name of a Location with no gender
Definition
From H2428; fortress;
{Chelam} a place East of Palestine: - Helam.
{Chelam} a place East of Palestine: - Helam.
Meaning of the name
Helam = "stronghold"
Detailed definition
Helam was the location of a battle between David's forces and the Arameans, where David defeated Hadadezer, king of Zobah, and his allies (2 Sam 10:16-17).
In the biblical story
Helam
Place where David defeated the Arameans
Helam was the location of a battle between David's forces and the Arameans, where David defeated Hadadezer, king of Zobah, and his allies (2 Sam 10:16-17).
In the Bible
Strong H2431 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- helam2
First verses
- 2 Samuel 10:16And 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 10:17And 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.