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ḥelbōn חֶלְבּוֹן ‘Helbon’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from ḥēlev חֵ֫לֶב ‘fat’
Roots: חלב חלב

ḥelbōn pr n loc
Helbon = "fertile"
1) a town a few miles northwest of Damascus, modern 'Helbon', still noted for its fine grapes

Mentioned in Ezekiel 27:18

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