הֲלֹםhălôm

of place, hither (Exodus 3:5; Judges 18:3; Judges 20:7; 1 Samuel 10:22; 1 Samuel 14:16)

Pronunciation: hal-ome' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H1988

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 12 times in the Bible.

  • Genesis 16:13 Thereafter, Hagar used another name to refer to the Lord, who had spoken to her. She said, “You are the God who sees me.” She also said, “Have I truly seen the One who sees me?”
  • Exodus 3:5 “Do not come any closer,” the Lord warned. “Take off your sandals, for you are standing on holy ground.
  • Judges 18:3 While at Micah’s house, they recognized the young Levite’s accent, so they went over and asked him, “Who brought you here, and what are you doing in this place? Why are you here?”
  • Judges 20:7 Now then, all of you—the entire community of Israel—must decide here and now what should be done about this!”
  • Ruth 2:14 At mealtime Boaz called to her, “Come over here, and help yourself to some food. You can dip your bread in the sour wine.” So she sat with his harvesters, and Boaz gave her some roasted grain to eat. She ate all she wanted and still had some left over.
  • 1 Samuel 10:22 So they asked the Lord, “Where is he?” And the Lord replied, “He is hiding among the baggage.”
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Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).