1986. halam

Lexicon

halam: To strike, smite, hammer

Original Word: הָלַם
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: halam
Pronunciation: hah-LAHM
Phonetic Spelling: (haw-lam')
Definition: To strike, smite, hammer
Meaning: to strike down, to hammer, stamp, conquer, disband

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

beat down, break down, overcome, smite with the hammer

A primitive root; to strike down; by implication, to hammer, stamp, conquer, disband -- beat (down), break (down), overcome, smite (with the hammer).

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
a prim. root
Definition
to smite, hammer, strike down
NASB Translation
beat (2), beats (1), overcome (1), smash (1), smite (1), struck (1), trampled down (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[הָלַם] verb smite, hammer, strike down (compare Phoenician מהלם below below מַהֲלֻמוֺת); —

Qal Perfect3feminine singular וְהָֽלְמָה consecutive Judges 5:26; 3plural הָֽלְמוּ Judges 5:22; Isaiah 16:8; suffix הֲלָמוּנִי Proverbs 23:25; Imperfect3masculine singular suffix יֶהֶלְמֵנִי Psalm 141:5; 3masculine plural יַהֲלֹמ֑וּן Psalm 74:6; Participle active ה֫וֺלָם מָּ֑עַם Isaiah 41:7 (compare Ges^{§ 29}, 3 b); passive construct הֲלוּמֵי Isaiah 28:1; — smite (with hammer), followed by accusative of person Judges 5:26 (fatally; "" מָחַק, מָחַץ); also figurative of correction, discipline Psalm 141:5 ("" הוֺכִּיחַ); of intoxicating, wine גֶּפֶן שִׂבְמָה בַּעֲלֵי גוֺיִם הָֽלְמוּ שְׂרוּקֶּיהָ Isaiah 16:8 the vine of Sibma, its choice branches smote down lords of nations (so Hi De Che Brd Di and others, RVm; lords subject according to Ges Ew and others AV RV); also הֲלוּמֵי יַיִן smitten down by wine Isaiah 28:1; compare further Proverbs 23:35; followed by accusative of thing ה֫וֺלָםמָּֿ֑עְם Isaiah 41:7 one striking an anvil; smite down, or strike off Psalm 74:6 (object פִתּוּחִים carved work); also absolute of horse' hoofs Judges 5:22. — On וַהֲלֹם 1 Samuel 14:16 see הֲלֹם.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: A primitive root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G609 (ἀποκτείνω, apokteinō): To kill, slay
• G1643 (ἐλαύνω, elaunō): To drive, propel
• G1702 (ἐμπαίζω, empaizō): To mock, ridicule
• G2662 (καταβάλλω, kataballō): To cast down, overthrow
• G3182 (μεταλλάσσω, metallassō): To change, transform
• G3811 (παιδεύω, paideuō): To train, discipline

These Greek entries reflect various aspects of the action described by הָלַם (halam), such as striking, driving, or transforming, and provide a broader understanding of its application in both physical and metaphorical contexts.

Usage: The verb הָלַם (halam) is used in the Hebrew Bible to describe actions such as striking down, hammering, stamping, conquering, or disbanding. It conveys a sense of forceful action, often in the context of battle or judgment.

Context: • The root הָלַם (halam) appears in various contexts within the Hebrew Scriptures, often associated with physical force or military action. It is used to describe the act of striking down an enemy or object, suggesting a decisive and powerful blow.
• In Judges 5:26, the term is used in the Song of Deborah, where Jael "struck" (halam) Sisera, illustrating a moment of divine deliverance through a decisive act.
• The word also appears in 2 Kings 18:4, where it describes the destruction of the bronze serpent by Hezekiah, emphasizing the act of breaking or disbanding an object of idolatry.
• The usage of הָלַם (halam) often carries a connotation of victory or overcoming an adversary, as seen in its application to military conquests or divine judgments.
• The term can also imply the act of stamping or hammering, as in the process of shaping or forming through repeated blows, indicating a transformative or constructive aspect.

Forms and Transliterations

ה֣וֹלֶם הֲל֥וּמֵי הֲלָמ֗וּנִי הָלְמ֖וּ הָלְמ֣וּ הולם הלומי הלמו הלמוני וְהָלְמָ֤ה וַהֲלֹֽם׃ והלם׃ והלמה יֶֽהֶלְמֵֽנִי־ יַהֲלֹמֽוּן׃ יהלמון׃ יהלמני־ hă·lā·mū·nî hā·lə·mū hă·lū·mê halaMuni hălāmūnî hāləmū halMu hălūmê haLumei hō·w·lem Holem hōwlem vahaLom vehalMah wa·hă·lōm wahălōm wə·hā·lə·māh wəhāləmāh ya·hă·lō·mūn yahaloMun yahălōmūn ye·hel·mê·nî- yehelmeni yehelmênî-

Englishman's Concordance

Judges 5:22
HEB: אָ֥ז הָלְמ֖וּ עִקְּבֵי־ ס֑וּס
NAS: hoofs beat From the dashing,
KJV: Then were the horsehoofs broken by the means of the pransings,
INT: Then beat hoofs the horses'

Judges 5:26
HEB: לְהַלְמ֣וּת עֲמֵלִ֑ים וְהָלְמָ֤ה סִֽיסְרָא֙ מָחֲקָ֣ה
NAS: hammer. Then she struck Sisera,
KJV: hammer; and with the hammer she smote Sisera,
INT: hammer the workmen's struck Sisera smashed

1 Samuel 14:16
HEB: נָמ֖וֹג וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ וַהֲלֹֽם׃ פ
KJV: and they went on beating down [one another].
INT: melted went down

Psalm 74:6
HEB: בְּכַשִּׁ֥יל וְ֝כֵֽילַפֹּ֗ת יַהֲלֹמֽוּן׃
NAS: its carved work They smash with hatchet
KJV: But now they break down the carved work
INT: hatchet and hammers smash

Psalm 141:5
HEB: יֶֽהֶלְמֵֽנִי־ צַדִּ֨יק ׀ חֶ֡סֶד
NAS: Let the righteous smite me in kindness
KJV: Let the righteous smite me; [it shall be] a kindness:
INT: smite the righteous kindness

Proverbs 23:35
HEB: בַל־ חָלִיתִי֮ הֲלָמ֗וּנִי בַּל־ יָ֫דָ֥עְתִּי
NAS: me, [but] I did not become ill; They beat me, [but] I did not know
KJV: me, [shalt thou say, and] I was not sick; they have beaten me, [and] I felt
INT: did not become beat did not know

Isaiah 16:8
HEB: בַּעֲלֵ֤י גוֹיִם֙ הָלְמ֣וּ שְׂרוּקֶּ֔יהָ עַד־
NAS: of the nations have trampled down its choice clusters
KJV: of the heathen have broken down the principal plants
INT: the lords of the nations have trampled choice far

Isaiah 28:1
HEB: גֵּֽיא־ שְׁמָנִ֖ים הֲל֥וּמֵי יָֽיִן׃
NAS: valley Of those who are overcome with wine!
KJV: valleys of them that are overcome with wine!
INT: valley of the fertile are overcome wine

Isaiah 41:7
HEB: פַּטִּ֖ישׁ אֶת־ ה֣וֹלֶם פָּ֑עַם אֹמֵ֤ר
NAS: [metal] with the hammer [encourages] him who beats the anvil,
KJV: [with] the hammer him that smote the anvil,
INT: smooths the hammer beats the anvil Saying

9 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 1986
9 Occurrences

hă·lā·mū·nî — 1 Occ.
hā·lə·mū — 2 Occ.
hă·lū·mê — 1 Occ.
hō·w·lem — 1 Occ.
wa·hă·lōm — 1 Occ.
wə·hā·lə·māh — 1 Occ.
ya·hă·lō·mūn — 1 Occ.
ye·hel·mê·nî- — 1 Occ.