McClintock Biblical Encyclopedia: Hallohesh

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McClintock Biblical Encyclopedia: Hallohesh


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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.