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Helah
Helah
חֶלְאָה chel.ah
Helah (Hebrew: חֶלְאָה, chel.ah) is a biblical name; its Hebrew etymology is not securely established. It appears in 2 verses across 1 book of the Bible. In United States birth records the name is below the reporting threshold. Appears with Ashhur in 1 Chronicles 4.
The bearer in scripture
One person in scripture bears this name.
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Helah
Scripture against society
The two measures, side by side
At a glance
- Verses
- 2 across 1 book
- Bearers
- 1 one person only
- Testament
- Old
- Era
- Divided Kingdom
Using it today
In United States birth records this name is below the reporting threshold. The Social Security Administration does not publish counts under five, so a name given to four children looks the same as one given to none.
In scripture
| Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| First appears | 1 Chronicles 4:5 |
| Last appears | 1 Chronicles 4:7 |
| Cross-references | 3 linked passages |
Names connected to this one
- Izhar co-occurrence Appears with Izhar in 1 Chronicles 4.
- Ethnan co-occurrence Appears with Ethnan in 1 Chronicles 4.
- Zereth co-occurrence Appears with Zereth in 1 Chronicles 4.
- Naarah co-occurrence Appears with Naarah in 1 Chronicles 4.
- Ashhur co-occurrence Appears with Ashhur in 1 Chronicles 4.
- Tekoa co-occurrence Appears with Tekoa in 1 Chronicles 4.
Origin & meaning
A womanof the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.4.5; married to Ashhur (H0806);
mother of: Zereth (H6889), Izhar (H3328), Ethnan (H0869) and Koz (H6976)
§ Helah = "rust"
one of the two wives of Ashur, father of Tekoah
Helah was one of the two wives of Ashhur, the father of Tekoa, from the tribe of Judah.
The biblical story
Helah is mentioned in the genealogy of Judah in 1 Chronicles as one of the two wives of Ashhur, the father of Tekoa. Ashhur's other wife was Naarah (1Ch.4.5). Helah gave birth to Zereth, Izhar, Ethnan, and Koz (1Ch.4.7). No further information is provided about Helah in the Bible. (1Ch.4.5,7).
Key verses
Helah appears in 2 verses. Here are some of the most notable:
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And Ashur the father of Tekoa had two wives, Helah and Naarah.
1 Chronicles 4:5 -
And the sons of Helah were, Zereth, and Jezoar, and Ethnan.
1 Chronicles 4:7
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1 Chronicles (2)
- 1 Chronicles 4:5
- 1 Chronicles 4:7