Hilen — the meaning of the Hebrew name חִילֵן

חִילֵן

Chîylên · pronounced khee-lane' · Strong's H2432 · a place

Hilen means fortress.

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חַיִל chayil (from, H2428) — an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength open in the lexicon ›

from H2428; fortress; Chilen, a place in Palestine.

1Chr 6:43 The son of Jahath, the son of Gershom, the son of Levi. (KJV)

1 occurrence in 1 verse — 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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