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Helem — the meaning of the Hebrew name חֵלֶם

חֵלֶם

Chêlem · pronounced khay'lem · Strong's H2494 · a man

Helem means a dream.

Built from

חָלַם châlam (from, H2492) — properly, to bind firmly, i.e. (by implication) to be (causatively to make) plump open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

from H2492; a dream; Chelem, an Israelite.

First appearance

Zech 6:14 And the crowns shall be to Helem, and to Tobijah, and to Jedaiah, and to Hen the son of Zephaniah, for a memorial in the temple of the Lord. (KJV)

Every verse that names Helem

1 occurrence in 1 verse — Zechariah

Zech 6:14

Other people or places called Helem

Helem (H1987) — smiter

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