Strong H2507חֵ֫לֶק

Helek

Transliteration
chêleq
Pronunciation
khay'-lek
Morphology
Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

The same as H2506; portion;
{Chelek} an Israelite: - Helek.

Meaning of the name

Helek = "portion"

Detailed definition

A man of the tribe of Manasseh living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Num.26.30;
son of: Gilead (H1568H);
brother of: Abiezer (H44I), Asriel (H844), Shechem (H7928), Shemida (H8061) and Hepher (H2660A)
Also named: chel.qi (חֶלְקִי "Helekite" H2516)

In the biblical story

Helek

Son of Gilead, ancestor of the Helekites.

Helek was a son of Gilead and ancestor of the Helekite clan in the tribe of Manasseh. (Num.26.30; Jos.17.2)

In the Bible

Strong H2507 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • helek2

First verses

  1. Numbers 26:30
    These are the sons of Gilead: of Jeezer, the family of the Jeezerites: of Helek, the family of the Helekites:
  2. Joshua 17:2
    There was also a lot for the rest of the children of Manasseh by their families; for the children of Abiezer, and for the children of Helek, and for the children of Asriel, and for the children of Shechem, and for the children of Hepher, and for the children of Shemida: these were the male children of Manasseh the son of Joseph by their families.
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