The meaning of “הָלַם”
Understanding hâlam reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
beat (down), break (down), overcome, smite (with the hammer). - to strike down - by implication, to hammer, stamp, conqu...
הָלַם
beat (down), break (down), overcome, smite (with the hammer). - to strike down - by implication, to hammer, stamp, conquer, disband 1) (Qal) to smite, strike, hammer, strike down
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Judges 5:26 | “She put her hand to the nail, and her right hand to the workmen’s hammer; and with the hammer she smote Sisera, she smote off his head, when she had pierced and stricken through his temples.” Word: הָלַם (hâlam) | |
| 1 Samuel 14:16 | “And the watchmen of Saul in Gibeah of Benjamin looked; and, behold, the multitude melted away, and they went on beating down one another.” Word: הָלַם (hâlam) | |
| Psalms 141:5 | “Let the righteous smite me; it shall be a kindness: and let him reprove me; it shall be an excellent oil, which shall not break my head: for yet my prayer also shall be in their calamities.” Word: הָלַם (hâlam) | |
| Proverbs 23:35 | “They have stricken me, shalt thou say, and I was not sick; they have beaten me, and I felt it not: when shall I awake? I will seek it yet again. ” Word: הָלַם (hâlam) | |
| Isaiah 28:1 | “Woe to the crown of pride, to the drunkards of Ephraim, whose glorious beauty is a fading flower, which are on the head of the fat valleys of them that are overcome with wine!” Word: הָלַם (hâlam) |
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