TBESH · H1986
הָלַם · ha.lam · to smite
(Qal) to smite, strike, hammer, strike down
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הָלַם (ha.lam) means “to smite” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: haw-lam' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
הָלַם · ha.lam · to smite
(Qal) to smite, strike, hammer, strike down
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a primitive root; to strike down; by implication, to hammer, stamp, conquer, disband
KJV glosses: beat (down), break (down), overcome, smite (with the hammer).
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Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| cheers him who strikes | 1 |
| have trampled | 1 |
| she struck | 1 |
| smashing | 1 |
| strike me | 1 |
| the pride of those overcome | 1 |
| they beat me | 1 |
| thundered | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| and with the hammer she smote | 1 |
| broken | 1 |
| but now they break down | 1 |
| have broken down | 1 |
| him that smote | 1 |
| of them that are overcome | 1 |
| on beating down | 1 |
| smite | 1 |
| they have beaten | 1 |
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Then the hooves of horses thundered—the mad galloping of his stallions.
Read word by wordShe reached for the tent peg, her right hand for the workman’s hammer. She struck Sisera and crushed his skull; she shattered and pierced his temple.
Read word by wordand smashing all the carvings with hatchets and picks.
Read word by wordLet the righteous man strike me; let his rebuke be an act of loving devotion. It is oil for my head; let me not refuse it. For my prayer is ever against the deeds of the wicked.
Read word by word“They struck me, but I feel no pain! They beat me, but I did not know it! When can I wake up to search for another drink?”
Read word by wordFor the fields of Heshbon have withered, along with the grapevines of Sibmah. The rulers of the nations have trampled its choicest vines, which had reached as far as Jazer and spread toward the desert. Their shoots had spread out and passed over the sea.
Read word by wordWoe to the majestic crown of Ephraim’s drunkards, to the fading flower of his glorious splendor, set on the summit above the fertile valley, the pride of those overcome by wine.
Read word by wordThe craftsman encourages the goldsmith, and he who wields the hammer cheers him who strikes the anvil, saying of the welding, “It is good.” He nails it down so it will not be toppled.
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