Jump to: Hitchcock's • Smith's • ISBE • Easton's • Concordance • Thesaurus • Hebrew • Library • Subtopics • Terms • Resources Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary HelamSmith's Bible Dictionary Helam(stronghold), a place east of the Jordan but west of the Euphrates at which the Syrians were collected by Hadarezer, and where David met and defeated them. (2 Samuel 10:16,17) Easton's Bible Dictionary Place of abundance, a place on the east of Jordan and west of the Euphrates where David gained a great victory over the Syrian army (2 Samuel 10:16), which was under the command of Shobach. Some would identify it with Alamatta, near Nicephorium. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia HELAMhe'-lam (chelam, 2 Samuel 10:16; in 16:17 with the he of locale; Septuagint Hailam): A place near which David is said to have defeated the Aramean world under Hadarezer (2 Samuel 10:16). Its site is unknown. Cornill and others introduce it into the text of Ezekiel 47:16 from the Septuagint Heliam). This would place it between the territories of Damascus and Hamath, which is not unreasonable. Some scholars identify it with Aleppo, which seems too far north. Strong's Hebrew 2431. Chelam -- a place East of the Jordan... 2430b, 2431. Chelam. 2432 . a place East of the Jordan. Transliteration: Chelam Phonetic Spelling: (khay-lawm') Short Definition: Helam. ... Helam. ... /hebrew/2431.htm - 6k Library 'More than Conquerors through Him' The Hebrews and the Philistines --Damascus Thesaurus Helam (3 Occurrences)... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. HELAM. ... Some scholars identify it with Aleppo, which seems too far north. Multi-Version Concordance Helam (3 Occurrences). ... /h/helam.htm - 8k Hadadezer (18 Occurrences) Arameans (61 Occurrences) Aramaeans (49 Occurrences) Formed (91 Occurrences) Aram (130 Occurrences) Syrians (63 Occurrences) Forces (123 Occurrences) Zobah (15 Occurrences) Nahash (9 Occurrences) Resources Bible Concordance • Bible Dictionary • Bible Encyclopedia • Topical Bible • Bible ThesuarusConcordance Helam (3 Occurrences)2 Samuel 10:16 2 Samuel 10:17 1 Chronicles 19:17 Subtopics Helam: A Place East of the Jordan River Related Terms |