This is the name of the place Halah: A place where Israelites were exiled by the Assyrians.
Definition
probably of foreign origin; Chalach, a region of Assyria
Traditional renderings: Halah.
Traditional renderings: Halah.
Glossary entries
Where it occurs
Occurrences
3 total
- 2 Kings 17:6בַּחְלַ֧ח · in HalahIn the ninth year of Hoshea, the king of Assyria captured Samaria and carried away the Israelites to Assyria, where he settled them in Halah, in Gozan by the Habor River, and in the cities of the Medes.
- 2 Kings 18:11בַּחְלַ֧ח · in HalahThe king of Assyria exiled the Israelites to Assyria and settled them in Halah, in Gozan by the Habor River, and in the cities of the Medes.
- 1 Chronicles 5:26לַחְלַ֨ח · to HalahSo the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul king of Assyria (that is, Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria) to take the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh into exile. And he brought them to Halah, Habor, Hara, and the river of Gozan, where they remain to this day.