Chelets — H2503

Definition

masculine proper noun

Chelets, the name of two Israelites

1. Helez = "he has saved"
2. an Ephraimite, one of the 30 of David's mighty warriors, leader of the 7th monthly course
3. a man of Judah, son of Azariah

Usually translated as

Helez

Origin

or Chêlets; from H2502; perhaps, strength

• Derived from Châlats (H2502)

Occurrences

Chelets occurs 5 times in 4 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 2 Samuel (1), 1 Chronicles (3)

• 2 Samuel 23:26 — Helez (חֶ֚לֶץ) the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite,
• 1 Chronicles 2:39 — And Azariah begat Helez (חָ֔לֶץ), and Helez begat Eleasah,
• 1 Chronicles 2:39 — And Azariah begat Helez, and Helez (וְחֶ֖לֶץ) begat Eleasah,
• 1 Chronicles 11:27 — Shammoth the Harorite, Helez (חֶ֖לֶץ) the Pelonite,
• 1 Chronicles 27:10 — The seventh captain for the seventh month was Helez (חֶ֥לֶץ) the Pelonite, of the children of Ephraim: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.