BIBLE DICTIONARY + WORD STUDY
How to read this: there is rarely one magic “true meaning” hidden behind an English word. A lexicon records a word’s semantic range. The intended meaning is narrowed by grammar, sentence, author, historical usage and context.
HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1987
he.lem — Helem
A man of the tribe of Asher living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.7.32; son of: Heber (H2268); brother of: Japhlet (H3310), Shomer (H7763H) and Shua (H7774); father of: Zophah (H6690), Imna (H3234), Shelesh (H8028) and Amal (H6000); also called Helem at 1Ch.7.35; Another name of cho.tam (חוֹתָם "Hotham" H2369G) § Helem = "smiter" a descendant of Asher
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2494
che.lem — Helem
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Zec.6.10; also called Helem at Zec.6.14; Another name of chel.day (חֶלְדַּי "Heldai" H2469G) § Helem = "strength" or "dream" a returned exile in the time of Zechariah; also spelled 'Heldai'
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2148
ze.khar.yah — Zechariah
A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at 1Ch.9.21; son of: Meshelemiah (H4920); brother of: Jediael (H3043J), Zebadiah (H2069J), Jathniel (H3496), Elam (H5867H), Jehohanan (H3076I) and Eliehoenai (H0454A) § Zechariah = "Jehovah remembers" 1) king of Israel, son of Jeroboam II 2) son of Meshelemiah of Shelemiah, a Korhite, and keeper of the north gate of the tabernacle of the congregation 3) one of the sons of Jehiel 4) a Levite of the second order in the temple band in the time of David 5) one of the princes of Judah in the reign of Jehoshaphat 6) son of the high priest Jehoiada, in the reign of Joash king of Judah, who was stoned in the court of the temple 7) a Kohathite Levite in the reign of Josiah 8) the leader of the sons of Pharosh who returned with Ezra 9) son of Bebai 10) one of the chiefs of the people whom Ezra summoned in council at the river Ahava; stood at Ezra's left hand when Ezra expounded the law to the people 11) one of the family of Elam who had married a foreign wife after the captivity 12) ancestor of Athaiah or Uthai 13) a Shilonite, descendant of Perez, grandfather of Athaiah 14) a priest, son of Pashur 15) the representative of the priestly family of Iddo in the days of Joiakim the son of Jeshua; possibly the same as 1 above 16) one of the priests, son of Jonathan, who blew with the trumpets at the dedication of the city wall by Ezra and Nehemiah 17) a chief of the Reubenites at the time of the captivity by Tiglath-pileser 18) one of the priests who accompanied the ark from the house of Obed-edom 19) son of Isshiah of Jesiah, a Kohathite Levite descended from Uzziel 20) 4th son of Hosah, of the children of Merari 21) a Manassite, father of Iddo 22) father of Jahaziel. He prophesied in the spirit 23) one of the sons of Jehoshaphat 24) a prophet in the reign of Uzziah, who appears to have acted as the king's counsellor, but of whom nothing is known 25) father of Abijah or Abi, Hezekiah's mother 26) one of the family of Asaph in the reign of Hezekiah 27) one of the rulers of the temple in the reign of Josiah 28) son of Jeberechiah who was taken by the prophet Isaiah as one of the 'faithful witnesses to record' when he wrote concerning Maher-shalal-hash-baz
43 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8018
she.lem.yah — Shelemiah
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Ezr.10.39 § Shelemiah = "repaid by Jehovah" 1) a son of Bani who put away his foreign wife in the time of Ezra 2) another son of Bani who put away his foreign wife in the time of Ezra 3) father of Hananiah who repaired part of the wall of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah 4) a priest in the time of Nehemiah in charge of the treasury 5) father of Jehucal or Jucal in the time of Zedekiah 6) Levite upon whom the lot for the East Gate fell; in the time of David 6a) also 'Meshelemiah' and 'Shallum' 7) father of Nethaniah and grandfather of Jehudi, who was the messenger sent to Baruch the scribe of Jeremiah 8) son of Abdeel and one the men commanded by king Jehoiakim of Judah to seize the prophet Jeremiah and his scribe Baruch 9) father of Irijah, the captain of the guard who arrested Jeremiah
10 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2069
ze.vad.yah — Zebadiah
A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, only mentioned at 1Ch.8.15; son of: Beriah (H1283I); brother of: Arad (H6166B), Ahio (H0283H), Shashak (H8349), Jeremoth (H3406I), Eder (H5738), Michael (H4317L), Ishpah (H3472) and Joha (H3109) § Zebadiah = "endowment of Jehovah" 1) a Benjamite of the sons of Beriah 2) a Benjamite of the sons of Elpaal 3) one of the sons of Jeroham of Gedor and one of David's men 4) son of Asahel, brother of Joab, and one of David's men 5) son of Michael, of the sons of Shephatiah 6) a priest of the sons of Immer, who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra 7) a Levite, 3rd son of Meshelemiah the Korhite 8) a Levite in the reign of Jehoshaphat 9) son of Ishmael and prince of the house of Judah in the reign of Jehoshaphat
9 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H454
el.ye.ho.e.nay — Eliehoenai
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.26.3; son of: Meshelemiah (H4920); brother of: Zechariah (H2148A), Jediael (H3043J), Zebadiah (H2069J), Jathniel (H3496), Elam (H5867H) and Jehohanan (H3076I) § Elioenai or Elihoenai = "unto Jehovah are my eyes" 1) a Korahite temple doorkeeper, son of Meshelemiah 2) a returning exile
9 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3043
ye.di.a.el — Jediael
A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at 1Ch.7.6; son of: Benjamin (H1144); brother of: Bela (H1106A), Becher (H1071), Ashbel (H0788), Gera (H1617), Naaman (H5283), Ehi (H0278), Rosh (H7220), Muppim (H4649), Huppim (H2650H), Ard (H0714) and Ahiram (H0297); father of: Bilhan (H1092H) § Jediael = "God makes known" 1) a chief patriarch of the tribe of Benjamin; maybe the same as 'Ashbel' 2) the 2nd son of Meshelemiahand a Korahite gatekeeper 3) son of Shimri and one of David's mighty warriors 4) one of the chiefs of the thousands of Manasseh who joined David on his march to Ziklag; maybe the same man as 3 above
6 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4920
me.she.lem.yah — Meshelemiah
A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at 1Ch.9.21; father of: Zechariah (H2148A), Jediael (H3043J), Zebadiah (H2069J), Jathniel (H3496), Elam (H5867H), Jehohanan (H3076I) and Eliehoenai (H0454A); also called Shelemiah at 1Ch.26.14; Also named: she.lem.yah (שֶׁלֶמְיָהוּ "Shelemiah" H8018O) § Meshelemiah = "whom Jehovah repays" a Korhite Levite porter or gatekeeper of the house of God in the time of David
4 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6981
qo.re — Kore
A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at 1Ch.9.19; son of: Ebiasaph (H0043); brother of: Assir (H0617H); also called Korahite at 1Ch.26.19; 1x § Kore = "crier" 1) a Korahite Levite, ancestor of Shallum and Meshelemiah, chief porters in the reign of David 2) a Levite, son of Imnah, in the reign of king Hezekiah of Judah
3 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2369
cho.tam — Hotham
A man of the tribe of Asher living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.7.32; son of: Heber (H2268); brother of: Japhlet (H3310), Shomer (H7763H) and Shua (H7774); father of: Zophah (H6690), Imna (H3234), Shelesh (H8028) and Amal (H6000); also called Helem at 1Ch.7.35; Also named: he.lem (הֶ֫לֶם "Helem" H1987) § Hotham = "seal" 1) a man of Asher, son of Heber, of the family of Beriah 2) father of two of David's mighty warriors
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2469
chel.day — Heldai
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Zec.6.10; also called Helem at Zec.6.14; Also named: che.lem (חֵ֫לֶם "Helem" H2494) § Heldai = "worldly" 1) one of David's mighty warriors and the 12th captain of the monthly courses for the temple service 2) a returning exile in the time of Zechariah
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3376
yir.iy.yah — Irijah
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at Jer.37.13; son of: Shelemiah (H8018N) § Irijah = "Jehovah sees me" son of Shelemiah, a captain of the guard who arrested Jeremiah
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6690
tso.phach — Zophah
A man of the tribe of Asher living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.7.35; son of: Hotham (H2369); brother of: Imna (H3234), Shelesh (H8028) and Amal (H6000); father of: Suah (H5477), Harnepher (H2774), Shual (H7777B), Beri (H1275), Imrah (H3236), Bezer (H1221H), Hod (H1936), Shamma (H8037H), Shilshah (H8030), Ithran (H3506H) and Beera (H0878) § Zophah = "a cruse" an Asherite, son of Helem and father of Suah, Harnepher, Shual, Beri, and Imrah
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3081
ye.hu.khal — Jehucal
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at Jer.37.3; son of: Shelemiah (H8018M); also called Jucal (NIV: Jehukal) at Jer.38.1; Also named: yu.khal (יוּכַל "Jucal" H3116) § Jehucal = "Jehovah is able" a son of Shelemiah and a servant of king Zedekiah whom he sent to Jeremiah to entreat his prayers and advice
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3116
yu.khal — Jucal
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at Jer.37.3; son of: Shelemiah (H8018M); also called Jucal (NIV: Jehukal) at Jer.38.1; Another name of ye.hu.khal (יְהוּכַל "Jehucal" H3081) § Jucal = "Jehovah is able" a son of Shelemiah and a servant of king Zedekiah whom he sent to Jeremiah to entreat his prayers and advice
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3234
yim.na — Imna
A man of the tribe of Asher living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.7.35; son of: Hotham (H2369); brother of: Zophah (H6690), Shelesh (H8028) and Amal (H6000) § Imna = "He will restrain" son of Helem, descendant of Asher, and leader of the tribe of Asher
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3496
yat.ni.el — Jathniel
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.26.2; son of: Meshelemiah (H4920); brother of: Zechariah (H2148A), Jediael (H3043J), Zebadiah (H2069J), Elam (H5867H), Jehohanan (H3076I) and Eliehoenai (H0454A) § Jathniel = "God hires me" a Korhite Levite and the 4th of the family of Meshelemiah
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3570
ku.shi — Cushi
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at Jer.36.14; father of: Shelemiah (H8018K) § Cushi = "their blackness" 1) an ancestor of Jehudi (Jer. 36.14) 2) the father of the prophet Zephaniah (Zep. 1.1)
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5655
av.de.el — Abdeel
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at Jer.36.26; father of: Shelemiah (H8018L) § Abdeel = "servant of God" father of Shelemiah of Judah in the time of Jeremiah
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6000
a.mal — Amal
A man of the tribe of Asher living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.7.35; son of: Hotham (H2369); brother of: Zophah (H6690), Imna (H3234) and Shelesh (H8028) § Amal = "labour" an Asherite, son of Helem
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8028
she.lesh — Shelesh
A man of the tribe of Asher living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.7.35; son of: Hotham (H2369); brother of: Zophah (H6690), Imna (H3234) and Amal (H6000) § Shelesh = "might" an Asherite, son of Helem
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →A stroke, great-grandson of Asher (1 Chr. 7:35).
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.
