Boy Old Testament Rare
Helek
part; portion
חֵ֫לֶק che.leq
Helek (Hebrew: חֵ֫לֶק, che.leq) means “part; portion”, by traditional interpretation. It appears in 2 verses across 2 books of the Bible. In United States birth records the name is below the reporting threshold. Appears with Asriel in Joshua 17.
The bearer in scripture
One person in scripture bears this name.
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Helek
son of Gilead
Scripture against society
The two measures, side by side
At a glance
- Verses
- 2 across 2 books
- Bearers
- 1 one person only
- Testament
- Old
- Era
- Exodus
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 | Numbers 26:30 |
| Last appears | Joshua 17:2 |
| Cross-references | 16 linked passages |
Names connected to this one
- Shechem attested sibling Attested sibling — both named as children of Gilead.
- Hepher attested sibling Attested sibling — both named as children of Gilead.
- Shechem co-occurrence Appears with Shechem in Joshua 17.
- Asriel co-occurrence Appears with Asriel in Joshua 17.
- Shemida co-occurrence Appears with Shemida in Joshua 17.
- Hepher co-occurrence Appears with Hepher in Joshua 17.
- Gilead co-occurrence Appears with Gilead in Numbers 26.
- Milcah co-occurrence Appears in the same passages as Milcah.
Origin & meaning
A man of the tribe of Manasseh living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Num.26.30;
son of: Gilead (H1568H);
brother of: Abiezer (H0044I), Asriel (H0844), Shechem (H7928), Shemida (H8061) and Hepher (H2660A)
Also named: chel.qi (חֶלְקִי "Helekite" H2516)
§ Helek = "portion"
a descendant of Manasseh, and 2nd son of Gilead
Helek was a son of Gilead and ancestor of the Helekite clan in the tribe of Manasseh.
The biblical story
Helek was a son of Gilead, who was a descendant of Manasseh, the son of Joseph. He is mentioned in the genealogies of the tribe of Manasseh in Numbers and Joshua (Num.26.30; Jos.17.2). Helek's descendants were known as the Helekites, one of the clans within the tribe of Manasseh. The Helekites, along with the other clans of Manasseh, received their inheritance in the Promised Land under the leadership of Joshua (Jos.17.2). No further information is provided about Helek himself in the Bible. (Num.26.30; Jos.17.2).
Key verses
Helek appears in 2 verses. Here are some of the most notable:
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These are the sons of Gilead: of Jeezer, the family of the Jeezerites: of Helek, the family of the Helekites:
Numbers 26:30 -
There was also a lot for the rest of the children of Manasseh by their families; for the children of Abiezer, and for the children of Helek, and for the children of Asriel, and for the children of Shechem, and for the children of Hepher, and for the children of Shemida: these were the male children of Manasseh the son of Joseph by their families.
Joshua 17:2
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Numbers (1)
- Numbers 26:30
Joshua (1)
- Joshua 17:2