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ḥēlām חֵילָם ‘Helam’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from ḥayil חַ֫יִל ‘strength’
Roots: חיל

ḥēlām pr n loc
Helam = "stronghold"
1) a place east of the Jordan, west of the Euphrates, in Gilead, at which the Syrians under Hadarezer were defeated by David

Mentioned in 2 Samuel 10:17, 10:16

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