Helez — the meaning of the Hebrew name חֶלֶץ

חֶלֶץ

Chelets · pronounced kheh'-lets · Strong's H2503 · a man

Helez means Chelets, the name of two Israelites.

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חָלַץ châlats (from, H2502) — to pull off open in the lexicon ›

or חֵלֶץ; from H2502; perhaps, strength; Chelets, the name of two Israelites.

2Sam 23:26 Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, (KJV)

4 occurrences in 4 verses — 2 Samuel, 1 Chronicles

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Definitions from Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (public domain); occurrences from the Westminster Leningrad Codex via Hebrew Explorer's interlinear.

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