H1986 - הָלַם (hâlam)

H1986 הָלַם (hâlam) haw-lam'

Hebrew

Verb (Hebrew)

Quick Definition

to smite

Strong's Definition

to strike down; by implication, to hammer, stamp, conquer, disband

Derivation: a primitive root;

KJV Usage: beat (down), break (down), overcome, smite (with the hammer).

TWOT Reference: 502

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) (Qal) to smite, strike, hammer, strike down

Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents

This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:

G609 G1643 G1702 G2662 G3182 G3811

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

(Qal) to smite, strike, hammer, strike down

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

הָלַם hâlam BDB Definition: 1) (Qal) to smite, strike, hammer, strike down Part of Speech: verb A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: a primitive root Same Word by TWOT Number: 502 Total KJV Occurrences: 9

Bible Occurrences (8)

5:22 5:26

74:6 141:5

23:35

16:8 28:1 41:7

Judges 5:22

Then the hooves of horses thundered— the mad galloping... of his stallions.

Judges 5:26

She reached for the tent peg, her right hand for the workman’s hammer. She struck Sisera and crushed his skull; she shattered and pierced his temple.

Proverbs 23:35

They struck me, but I feel no pain! They beat me, but I did not know it! When can I wake up to search for another drink?

Isaiah 16:8

For the fields of Heshbon have withered, along with the grapevines of Sibmah. The rulers of the nations have trampled its choicest vines, which had reached as far as Jazer and spread toward the desert. Their shoots had spread out and passed over the sea.

Isaiah 28:1

Woe to the majestic crown of Ephraim’s drunkards, to the fading flower of his glorious splendor, set on the summit above the fertile valley, [the pride] of those overcome by wine.

Isaiah 41:7

The craftsman encourages the goldsmith, [and] he who wields the hammer [cheers] him who strikes the anvil, saying of the welding, It is good. He nails it down... so it will not be toppled.