2496. challamish

Lexicon

challamish: Flint, rock

Original Word: חַלָּמִישׁ
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: challamiysh
Pronunciation: khal-lah-meesh'
Phonetic Spelling: (klal-law-meesh')
Definition: Flint, rock
Meaning: flint

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

flinty, rock

Probably from chalam (in the sense of hardness); flint -- flint(-y), rock.

see HEBREW chalam

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
of uncertain derivation
Definition
flint
NASB Translation
flint (4), flinty (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

חַלָּמִישׁ noun masculine flint; — חַלָּמִישׁ Deuteronomy 8:15 3t.; construct חַלְמִישׁ Deuteronomy 32:13; — flint ׳צוּר הַח rock of flint = flinty rock, whence water flowed for Israel in desert Deuteronomy 8:15, and (no צור) Psalm 114:8; worked by miners Job 28:9; hyperb. oil out of צוּר ׳ח Deuteronomy 32:13 flint of rock = rocky flint (poetry); — in simile of firmness עַלכֵּֿן שַׂמְתִּי מָּנַי כַּחַלָּמִישׁ Isaiah 50:7.

חֵלֹן, חֹלוֺן see below I. and II. חוֺל.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from an unused root meaning to be hard.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G4073 (πέτρα, petra): This Greek word is often translated as "rock" and is used in the New Testament to denote a large rock or bedrock, symbolizing strength and stability.
• G4731 (στερεός, stereos): This Greek term means "firm" or "solid," and while not a direct translation of "chalamish," it conveys a similar sense of strength and unyielding nature.

In summary, "chalamish" is a Hebrew term that conveys the idea of strength, durability, and divine provision, often used in contexts that highlight God's miraculous interventions and the resilience of His creation.

Usage: The term "chalamish" is used in the Hebrew Bible to describe a type of hard rock or flint. It is often associated with strength and durability and is used metaphorically to describe God's provision and protection.

Context: • Occurrences in the Bible: The word "chalamish" appears in several passages in the Old Testament, often highlighting God's miraculous provision or the strength and resilience of certain elements.
• Deuteronomy 8:15 (BSB): "He led you through the vast and dreadful wilderness, that thirsty and waterless land, with its venomous snakes and scorpions. He brought you water out of the flint rock."
• In this passage, "chalamish" is used to describe the rock from which God miraculously provided water for the Israelites during their desert wanderings, emphasizing His power to provide sustenance in the most barren conditions.
• Deuteronomy 32:13 (BSB): "He made him ride on the heights of the land and fed him with the produce of the fields. He nourished him with honey from the rock and oil from the flinty crag."
• Here, "chalamish" is used metaphorically to describe the richness and abundance that God provides, even from the most unlikely sources.
• Job 28:9 (BSB): "Man's hand assaults the flinty rock and overturns mountains at their roots."
• In this context, "chalamish" illustrates the formidable nature of the rock, highlighting human ingenuity and effort in overcoming natural obstacles.
• Psalm 114:8 (BSB): "who turned the rock into a pool, the flint into a fountain of water."
• This verse recalls the miraculous transformation of the flint rock into a source of water, symbolizing divine intervention and blessing.

Forms and Transliterations

בַּֽ֭חַלָּמִישׁ בחלמיש הַֽחַלָּמִֽישׁ׃ החלמיש׃ חַ֝לָּמִ֗ישׁ חלמיש כַּֽחַלָּמִ֔ישׁ כחלמיש מֵחַלְמִ֥ישׁ מחלמיש ba·ḥal·lā·mîš Bachallamish baḥallāmîš challaMish ha·ḥal·lā·mîš HachallaMish haḥallāmîš ḥal·lā·mîš ḥallāmîš ka·ḥal·lā·mîš kachallaMish kaḥallāmîš mê·ḥal·mîš mechalMish mêḥalmîš

Englishman's Concordance

Deuteronomy 8:15
HEB: מַ֔יִם מִצּ֖וּר הַֽחַלָּמִֽישׁ׃
NAS: for you out of the rock of flint.
KJV: water out of the rock of flint;
INT: water of the rock of flint

Deuteronomy 32:13
HEB: מִסֶּ֔לַע וְשֶׁ֖מֶן מֵחַלְמִ֥ישׁ צֽוּר׃
NAS: And oil from the flinty rock,
KJV: and oil out of the flinty rock;
INT: the rock and oil the flinty rock

Job 28:9
HEB: בַּֽ֭חַלָּמִישׁ שָׁלַ֣ח יָד֑וֹ
NAS: his hand on the flint; He overturns
KJV: his hand upon the rock; he overturneth
INT: the flint puts his hand

Psalm 114:8
HEB: אֲגַם־ מָ֑יִם חַ֝לָּמִ֗ישׁ לְמַעְיְנוֹ־ מָֽיִם׃
NAS: of water, The flint into a fountain
KJV: water, the flint into a fountain
INT: A pool of water the flint A fountain of water

Isaiah 50:7
HEB: שַׂ֤מְתִּי פָנַי֙ כַּֽחַלָּמִ֔ישׁ וָאֵדַ֖ע כִּי־
NAS: My face like flint, And I know
KJV: my face like a flint, and I know
INT: have set my face flint know for

5 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 2496
5 Occurrences

ba·ḥal·lā·mîš — 1 Occ.
ḥal·lā·mîš — 1 Occ.
ha·ḥal·lā·mîš — 1 Occ.
ka·ḥal·lā·mîš — 1 Occ.
mê·ḥal·mîš — 1 Occ.