(Mount) Halak
cha.laq names a mountain marking the extent of territory in Joshua’s boundary descriptions.
The term is used as a proper mountain name in boundary statements, identifying the point toward Seir that marks the reach of the land described in Joshua 11:17 and Joshua 12:7.
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Mountain marking a territorial extent · dominant
Both occurrences are tagged Noun · Proper and occur in from-to boundary clauses. In Joshua 11:17 the APB renders the territory as extending from “(Mount) Halak,” while in Joshua 12:7 it renders the defeated land as reaching “as far as Mount Halak that rises toward Seir.”
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term as “(Mount) Halak” in Joshua 11:17 and “Mount Halak” in Joshua 12:7. These renderings confirm the verse-level geographic reference rather than isolate every contribution of the Hebrew form.