הֲלֹם halom

Hebrew word for “here” · Strong’s H1988 · used 12 times in 12 verses

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Meaning

here, hither

How it is translated

Glosses given for halom in context, with how often each is used:

• here 12

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

1 Samuel 14 (3), Genesis 16 (1), Exodus 3 (1), Judges 18 (1), Judges 20 (1), Ruth 2 (1), 1 Samuel 10 (1), 2 Samuel 7 (1), 1 Chronicles 17 (1), Psalms 73 (1)

Forms

• הלם 11
• והלם 1

Words used with it

Words that share verses with halom more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• שָׁאוּל shaul “Saul” 3
• מִי mi “who?” 3
• נָגַשׁ nagash “to approach” 2
• הִנֵּה hinneh “behold” 3
• יָשַׁב yashav “to dwell” 3
• אַתָּה attah “you(m.s.)” 3
• עַד ad “till” 3
• קָרַב qarav “to present” 2
• רָאָה raah “to see” 3
• מָה mah “what?” 2
• אַחַר achar “after” 2
• דָּוִד david “David” 2

Key verses

The verses using halom that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Genesis 16:13 — And she called the name of the LORD that spake unto her, Thou God seest me: for she said, Have I also here looked after him that seeth me?
• Exodus 3:5 — And he said, Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground.
• Judges 18:3 — When they were by the house of Micah, they knew the voice of the young man the Levite: and they turned in thither, and said unto him, Who brought thee hither?…
• Judges 20:7 — Behold, ye are all children of Israel; give here your advice and counsel.
• Ruth 2:14 — And Boaz said unto her, At mealtime come thou hither, and eat of the bread, and dip thy morsel in the vinegar. And she sat beside the reapers: and he reached…
• 1 Samuel 10:22 — Therefore they enquired of the LORD further, if the man should yet come thither. And the LORD answered, Behold, he hath hid himself among the stuff.
• 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.
• 1 Samuel 14:36 — And Saul said, Let us go down after the Philistines by night, and spoil them until the morning light, and let us not leave a man of them. And they said, Do…
• 1 Samuel 14:38 — And Saul said, Draw ye near hither, all the chief of the people: and know and see wherein this sin hath been this day.
• 2 Samuel 7:18 — Then went king David in, and sat before the LORD, and he said, Who am I, O Lord GOD? and what is my house, that thou hast brought me hitherto?
• 1 Chronicles 17:16 — And David the king came and sat before the LORD, and said, Who am I, O LORD God, and what is mine house, that thou hast brought me hitherto?
• Psalms 73:10 — Therefore his people return hither: and waters of a full cup are wrung out to them.

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.