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hē´lem:
(1) הל×, heÌ„lem; Septuagint Codex Vaticanus, ΒαλααÌμ, BalaaÌm, omitting “son,†Codex Alexandrinus, υἱοÌÏ‚ ἘλαÌμ, huioÌs ElaÌm, “son of Elam†(). A great-grandson of Asher, called Hotham in . The form “Elam†appears as the name of a Levite in 1 Esdras 8:33.
(2) חל×, hÌ£eÌ„lem, “strength,†regarded by Septuagint as a common noun (). One of the ambassadors from the Jews of the exile to Jerusalem; probably the person called Heldai in is meant.