Hebrew word · H1988

הֲלֹם

halom

here

Appears 12 times in 12 verses of the Hebrew Old Testament. ·

What it means

here, hither

Abridged from Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), via STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0).

Where it appears

Genesis · 1
  1. Genesis 16:13 הֲלֹ֛ם here

    So Hagar gave this name to the LORD who had spoken to her: “You are the God who sees me,” for she said, “Here I have seen the One who sees me!”

    Here: 'Here', meaning out in the wilderness on the road to Egypt, far from any altar or holy place. Part of the shock is where this happened.

Exodus · 1
  1. Exodus 3:5 הֲלֹ֑ם here

    “Do not come any closer,” God said. “Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.”

    Here: An adverb of direction: 'toward this spot.' It marks an invisible line. Moses may stand where he is, but he may come no nearer to the burning bush.

Judges · 2
  1. Judges 18:3 הֲלֹ֔ם here

    And while they were near Micah’s house, they recognized the voice of the young Levite; so they went over and asked him, “Who brought you here? What are you doing in this place? Why are you here?”

  2. Judges 20:7 הֲלֹֽם׃ here

    Behold, all you Israelites, give your advice and verdict here and now.”

Ruth · 1
  1. Ruth 2:14 הֲלֹם֙ here

    At mealtime Boaz said to her, “Come over here; have some bread and dip it into the vinegar sauce.” So she sat down beside the harvesters, and he offered her roasted grain, and she ate and was satisfied and had some left over.

1 Samuel · 4
  1. 1 Samuel 10:22 הֲלֹ֣ם here

    So again they inquired of the LORD, “Has the man come here yet?” And the LORD replied, “Behold, he has hidden himself among the baggage.”

    Here: 'Here, to this place', meaning the assembly at Mizpah where the lots are being cast before Yahweh.

  2. 1 Samuel 14:16 וַהֲלֹֽם׃ פ and here

    Now when Saul’s watchmen at Gibeah in Benjamin looked and saw the troops melting away and scattering in every direction,

  3. 1 Samuel 14:36 הֲלֹ֖ם here

    And Saul said, “Let us go down after the Philistines by night and plunder them until dawn, leaving no man alive!” “Do what seems good to you,” the troops replied. But the priest said, “We must consult God here.”

  4. 1 Samuel 14:38 הֲלֹ֔ם here

    Therefore Saul said, “Come here, all you leaders of the troops, and let us investigate how this sin has occurred today.

2 Samuel · 1
  1. 2 Samuel 7:18 הֲלֹֽם׃ here

    Then King David went in, sat before the LORD, and said, “Who am I, O Lord GOD, and what is my house, that You have brought me this far?

    Here: “Here, to this place.” The word is about place, but in this setting it also means “to this point” in time and position: from the sheepfold to the throne, to rest from enemies, and to a capital where the ark stands.

1 Chronicles · 1
  1. 1 Chronicles 17:16 הֲלֹֽם׃ here

    Then King David went in, sat before the LORD, and said, “Who am I, O LORD God, and what is my house, that You have brought me this far?

    Here: "Here, to this spot." A word for place. David pictures his life as a road God has led him along, from the sheepfold (17:7) to the throne, to Jerusalem, and to this moment before the ark.

Psalms · 1
  1. Psalm 73:10 הֲלֹ֑ם here

    So their people return to this place and drink up waters in abundance.

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