or, rather, LOCHESH (Heb. Lochesh'
ìåֹçֵùׁ
, with the article
äֲìּåֹçֵùׁ
, hal- lochesh', the whisperer; Sept.
Á᾿ëëùῆò
and
Á᾿ëùῆò
, Vulg. Alohes), the father of Shallum, which latter assisted Nehemiah in repairing the walls of Jerusalem (Neh_3:12, where the name is Anglicized “Halohesh”). He was one of the popular chiefs that subscribed the sacred covenant with Nehemiah (Neh_10:24). B.C. cir. 410.