TheWay Bible
Free on iPhoneStudy, memorize, journal, and pray.
Get the app

Home›Strong's concordance›H1986

הָלַם H1986

H1986 is the Hebrew word הָלַם, transliterated hâlam and said haw-lam'. The King James Version most often renders it broken.

Word: הָלַםTransliteration: hâlamSaid: haw-lam'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 9 verses

What it means

to strike down; by implication, to hammer, stamp, conquer, disband.

Where it comes from

a primitive root.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 9 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

broken 1×hammer she smote 1×beating down 1×now they break down 1×smite 1×beaten 1×broken down 1×overcome 1×smote 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: beat (down), break (down), overcome, smite (with the hammer).

Verses using הָלַם

All 9 verses, quoted in full.

Judges 5:22 · KJV

Then were the horsehoofs broken by the means of the pransings, the pransings of their mighty ones.

Judges 5:26 · KJV

She put her hand to the nail, and her right hand to the workmen’s hammer; and with the hammer she smote Sisera, she smote off his head, when she had pierced and stricken through his temples.

1 Samuel 14:16 · KJV

And the watchmen of Saul in Gibeah of Benjamin looked; and, behold, the multitude melted away, and they went on beating down one another.

Psalm 74:6 · KJV

But now they break down the carved work thereof at once with axes and hammers.

Psalm 141:5 · KJV

Let the righteous smite me; it shall be a kindness: and let him reprove me; it shall be an excellent oil, which shall not break my head: for yet my prayer also shall be in their calamities.

Proverbs 23:35 · KJV

They have stricken me, shalt thou say, and I was not sick; they have beaten me, and I felt it not: when shall I awake? I will seek it yet again.

Isaiah 16:8 · KJV

For the fields of Heshbon languish, and the vine of Sibmah: the lords of the heathen have broken down the principal plants thereof, they are come even unto Jazer, they wandered through the wilderness: her branches are stretched out, they are gone over the sea.

Isaiah 28:1 · KJV

Woe to the crown of pride, to the drunkards of Ephraim, whose glorious beauty is a fading flower, which are on the head of the fat valleys of them that are overcome with wine!

Isaiah 41:7 · KJV

So the carpenter encouraged the goldsmith, and he that smootheth with the hammer him that smote the anvil, saying, It is ready for the sodering: and he fastened it with nails, that it should not be moved.

Common questions

What does Strong's H1986 mean?

H1986 is the Hebrew word הָלַם (hâlam), meaning to strike down; by implication, to hammer, stamp, conquer, disband.

How is H1986 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it broken (1 time), hammer she smote (1 time), beating down (1 time), now they break down (1 time), smite (1 time), among others.

How many times does H1986 appear in the Bible?

הָלַם (hâlam) is tagged in 9 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H1986 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root.

Nearby entries

Strong's concordance →

Keep reading in TheWay Bible App

Read, study, memorize, journal, and pray — tap any word for its Greek or Hebrew definition, save verses to memorize, and keep a journal. Free on the web and iOS.