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Lexicon :: Strong's H1988 - hălōm

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הֲלֹם
Transliteration
hălōm
Pronunciation
hal-ome'
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Part of Speech
adverb
Root Word (Etymology)
From the article [see הָֽלְאָה (H1973)]
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TWOT Reference: 503

Strong’s Definitions

הֲלֹם hălôm, hal-ome'; from the article (see H1973); hither:—here, hither(-to), thither.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 11x

The KJV translates Strong's H1988 in the following manner: hither (6x), hitherto (2x), here (2x), thither (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 11x
The KJV translates Strong's H1988 in the following manner: hither (6x), hitherto (2x), here (2x), thither (1x).

  1. here, hither

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
הֲלֹם hălôm, hal-ome'; from the article (see H1973); hither:—here, hither(-to), thither.
STRONGS H1988: Abbreviations
† הֲלֹם adverb of place, hither (Arabic bdb024001 hither!) — Exodus 3:5 אַלתִּֿקְרַב הֲלֹם approach not hither, Judges 18:3; Judges 20:7; 1 Samuel 10:22; 1 Samuel 14:16 and lo, the camp melted away וַיֵּלֶךְ וַהֲלֹם read with Greek Version of the LXX (ἔνθεν καὶ ἔνθεν) Th We Dr הֲלֹם וַהֲלֹם hither and thither i.e. in different directions (compare הֵנָּה וָהֵנָּה Joshua 8:20), 1 Samuel 14:36; 1 Samuel 8:38; Ruth 2:14; עַד הֲלֹם figurative hitherto, thus far (i.e. to this point of dignity and greatness) 2 Samuel 7:18 (= 1 Chronicles 17:16). Psalm 73:10, if text be sound, הֲלֹם must mean thither (that is, after the persons described Psalm 73:3); but such sense questionable; read probably with Houb La for ישיב עמו הלם, יַשְׂבִּעֵמוֺ לָ֑חֶם satisfies them with bread: compare Che HupNow. Genesis 16:13 = here; but here also text is dubious: see Di. Judges 14:15 read הֲלֹם for הֲלֹא : see הֲ 1 end.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

16:13

Exodus

3:5

Joshua

8:20

Judges

14:15; 18:3; 20:7

Ruth

2:14

1 Samuel

10:22; 14:16; 14:36

2 Samuel

7:18

1 Chronicles

17:16

Psalms

73:3; 73:10

H1988

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H1988 matches the Hebrew הֲלֹם (hălōm),
which occurs 11 times in 11 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 16:13

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 16:13 - So she called the name of the LORD who spoke to her, “You are a God of seeing,”[fn] for she said, “Truly here I have seen him who looks after me.”[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 3:5

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 3:5 - Then he said, “Do not come near; take your sandals off your feet, for the place on which you are standing is holy ground.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 18:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 18:3 - When they were by the house of Micah, they recognized the voice of the young Levite. And they turned aside and said to him, “Who brought you here? What are you doing in this place? What is your business here?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 20:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:7 - Behold, you people of Israel, all of you, give your advice and counsel here.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Rth 2:14

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 2:14 - And at mealtime Boaz said to her, “Come here and eat some bread and dip your morsel in the wine.” So she sat beside the reapers, and he passed to her roasted grain. And she ate until she was satisfied, and she had some left over.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 10:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 10:22 - So they inquired again of the LORD, “Is there a man still to come?” and the LORD said, “Behold, he has hidden himself among the baggage.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 14:36

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:36 - Then Saul said, “Let us go down after the Philistines by night and plunder them until the morning light; let us not leave a man of them.” And they said, “Do whatever seems good to you.” But the priest said, “Let us draw near to God here.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 14:38

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:38 - And Saul said, “Come here, all you leaders of the people, and know and see how this sin has arisen today.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 7:18

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 7:18 - Then King David went in and sat before the LORD and said, “Who am I, O Lord GOD, and what is my house, that you have brought me thus far?

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 17:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 17:16 - Then King David went in and sat before the LORD and said, “Who am I, O LORD God, and what is my house, that you have brought me thus far?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 73:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 73:10 - Therefore his people turn back to them,
and find no fault in them.[fn]
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