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חַלָּמִישׁ H2496
H2496 is the Hebrew word חַלָּמִישׁ, transliterated challâmîysh and said klal-law-meesh'. The King James Version most often renders it out of the flinty.
What it means
flint.
Where it comes from
probably from H2492 (חָלַם) (in the sense of hardness).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 4 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: flint(-y), rock.
Verses using חַלָּמִישׁ
All 4 verses, quoted in full.
Deuteronomy 32:13 · KJV
He made him ride on the high places of the earth, that he might eat the increase of the fields; and he made him to suck honey out of the rock, and oil out of the flinty rock;
Job 28:9 · KJV
He putteth forth his hand upon the rock; he overturneth the mountains by the roots.
Psalm 114:8 · KJV
Which turned the rock into a standing water, the flint into a fountain of waters.
Isaiah 50:7 · KJV
For the Lord GOD will help me; therefore shall I not be confounded: therefore have I set my face like a flint, and I know that I shall not be ashamed.
Common questions
What does Strong's H2496 mean?
H2496 is the Hebrew word חַלָּמִישׁ (challâmîysh), meaning flint.
How is H2496 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it out of the flinty (1 time), rock (1 time), flint (1 time), like a flint (1 time).
How many times does H2496 appear in the Bible?
חַלָּמִישׁ (challâmîysh) is tagged in 4 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H2496 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: probably from H2492 (חָלַם) (in the sense of hardness).
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