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Helem

Easton's Bible Dictionary

A stroke, great-grandson of Asher (1 Chr 7:35).

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

he'-lem:

(1) helem; Septuagint Codex Vaticanus, Balaam, omitting "son," Codex Alexandrinus, huios Elam, "son of Elam" (1 Chr 7:35). A great-grandson of Asher, called Hotham in 1 Chr 7:32. The form "Elam" appears as the name of a Levite in 1 Esdras 8:33.

(2) chelem, "strength," regarded by Septuagint as a common noun (Zech 6:14). One of the ambassadors from the Jews of the exile to Jerusalem; probably the person called Heldai in Zech 6:10 is meant.

See also

Person Hotham

Kilde: Easton's Bible Dictionary (M.G. Easton, 1897) og International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (red. James Orr, 1915/1939), public domain. Translated into Danish with AI and not yet proofread (fully or partially). Links to people and places: Theographic Bible Metadata (CC BY-SA 4.0).