2494. Chelem
Strong's Lexicon
Chelem: Helem

Original Word: חֵלֶם
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration: Chelem
Pronunciation: KHEH-lem
Phonetic Spelling: (khay'lem)
Definition: Helem
Meaning: Chelem

Word Origin: Derived from the root חָלַם (chalam), meaning "to dream."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for the Hebrew name Chelem, as it is a proper noun specific to Hebrew genealogies.

Usage: The name "Chelem" or "Helem" is used in the Bible as a proper noun, specifically as a personal name. It is associated with individuals in the genealogies of the tribes of Israel.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Hebrew culture, names often carried significant meanings and were sometimes reflective of personal characteristics, divine messages, or familial hopes. The root of Chelem, meaning "to dream," suggests a connection to dreams or visions, which were considered important means of divine communication in the biblical narrative.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from chalam
Definition
"strength," an Isr.
NASB Translation
Helem (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
חֵ֫לֶם proper name, masculine (strength) — a returned exile Zechariah 6:14 = חֶלְדַּי Zechariah 6:10.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Helem

From chalam; a dream; Chelem, an Israelite -- Helem. Compare Chelday.

see HEBREW chalam

see HEBREW Chelday

Forms and Transliterations
לְחֵ֙לֶם֙ לחלם lə·ḥê·lem leChelem ləḥêlem
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Englishman's Concordance
Zechariah 6:14
HEB: וְהָעֲטָרֹ֗ת תִּֽהְיֶה֙ לְחֵ֙לֶם֙ וּלְטוֹבִיָּ֣ה וְלִידַֽעְיָ֔ה
NAS: of the LORD to Helem, Tobijah,
KJV: And the crowns shall be to Helem, and to Tobijah,
INT: now the crown will become to Helem Tobijah Jedaiah

1 Occurrence

Strong's Hebrew 2494
1 Occurrence


lə·ḥê·lem — 1 Occ.















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