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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 - She gave this name to the LORD who spoke to her: “You are the God who sees me,” for she said, “I have now seen[fn] the One who sees me.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 3:5

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 3:5 - “Do not come any closer,” God said. “Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 18:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 18:3 - When they were near Micah’s house, they recognized the voice of the young Levite; so they turned in there and asked him, “Who brought you here? What are you doing in this place? Why are you here?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 20:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:7 - Now, all you Israelites, speak up and tell me what you have decided to do.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Rth 2:14

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 2:14 - At mealtime Boaz said to her, “Come over here. Have some bread and dip it in the wine vinegar.” When she sat down with the harvesters, he offered her some roasted grain. She ate all she wanted and had some left over.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 10:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 10:22 - So they inquired further of the LORD, “Has the man come here yet?” And the LORD said, “Yes, he has hidden himself among the supplies.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 14:36

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:36 - Saul said, “Let us go down and pursue the Philistines by night and plunder them till dawn, and let us not leave one of them alive.” “Do whatever seems best to you,” they replied. But the priest said, “Let us inquire of God here.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 14:38

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:38 - Saul therefore said, “Come here, all you who are leaders of the army, and let us find out what sin has been committed 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 he said: “Who am I, Sovereign LORD, and what is my family, that you have brought me this 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 he said: “Who am I, LORD God, and what is my family, that you have brought me this far?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 73:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 73:10 - Therefore their people turn to them and drink up waters in abundance.[fn]
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