Lexicon
חֵ֫לֶק
che.leq
H2507
N:N-M-P Hebrew

Helek

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che.leq is a personal name appearing in genealogical and clan listings of Manasseh’s descendants.

The attested form is a proper personal name in lists of Manasseh’s descendants: it names an individual within Gilead’s line and identifies the clan associated with that name.

Senses in use

  1. Personal name in descendant and clan lists · dominant

    Both occurrences are tagged Noun · Proper. In Numbers 26:30 the form occurs in the list of Gilead’s sons, followed by the clan designation “the clan of the Helekites”; in Joshua 17:2 the APB renders it among “the sons of Helek” within the families of Manasseh.

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the name as “Helek” in both verses: as an individual in Numbers 26:30 and in the phrase “the sons of Helek” in Joshua 17:2. The verse is read as a whole.

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