חֶלֶץChelets
proper name, masculine: vigour
Pronunciation: kheh'-lets · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H2503
Meanings
1. one of David's heroes (2 Samuel 23:26; 1 Chronicles 11:27; 1 Chronicles 27:10)
2. man of Judah (1 Chronicles 2:39)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 5 times in the Bible.
- 2 Samuel 23:26 Helez from Pelon; Ira son of Ikkesh from Tekoa;
- 1 Chronicles 2:39 Azariah was the father of Helez. Helez was the father of Eleasah.
- 1 Chronicles 11:27 Shammah from Harod; Helez from Pelon;
- 1 Chronicles 27:10 Helez, a descendant of Ephraim from Pelon, was commander of the seventh division of 24,000 troops, which was on duty during the seventh month.
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).