Helech
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| Type | region and settlement |
|---|---|
| Also called | Helek |
| Most likely | another name for Hilakku (medium confidence) |
| Coordinates | 36.913° N, 34.892° E |
| Mentioned in | 1 verse |
| First mention | Ezekiel 27:11 |
Helech is a region and settlement named in 1 verse of the Bible. It is most likely another name for Hilakku (medium confidence; 2 other proposals below).
Location
Where scholars place it, most confident first. Confidence is OpenBible.info's score from the sources it surveys; it is not this site's judgment.
| Identification | Confidence | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|
| another name for Hilakku | medium (46%) | 36.913° N, 34.892° E |
| another name for Hethlon | very low (13%) | 34.603° N, 36.134° E |
| not a place (common noun for "army") | very low (8%) | — |
Verses
Ezekiel
- Ezekiel 27:11The men of Arvad with thine army were upon thy walls round about, and the Gammadims were in thy towers: they hanged their shields upon thy walls round about; they have made thy beauty perfect.Men of Arvad and Helech manned your walls all around, and the men of Gammad were in your towers. They hung their shields around your walls; they perfected your beauty.
Notes
- Locations from the OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Verses are those where at least one of ten English translations names this place, per OpenBible.info.