What does חַלָּמִישׁ (ḥalāmiyš) mean in the Bible?
חַלָּמִישׁ (ḥalāmiyš) is a Hebrew word meaning "flint".
Hebrew · H2496
חַלָּמִישׁ
Flint
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חַלָּמִישׁ H2496
Pronunciation ḥalāmiyš
What does חַלָּמִישׁ (ḥalāmiyš) mean in the Bible?
חַלָּמִישׁ (ḥalāmiyš) is a Hebrew word meaning "flint".
Full entry for חַלָּמִישׁ (H2496) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H2496?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include the flint (2), from the flinty (1), like flint (1), of flint (1).
Where does חַלָּמִישׁ (ḥalāmiyš) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Deuteronomy 8:15. Its strongest book concentrations include Deuteronomy (2), Isaiah (1), Job (1), Psalms (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It the flint 2× Job 28:9, Psalms 114:8
from the flinty 1× Deuteronomy 32:13
like flint 1× Isaiah 50:7
of flint 1× Deuteronomy 8:15
Show sample aligned rows
Deuteronomy 8:15 הַֽחַלָּמִֽישׁ׃ to of flint Article | Noun - masculine singular Deuteronomy 32:13 מֵחַלְמִ֥ישׁ to from the flinty Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct Job 28:9 בַּֽ֭חַלָּמִישׁ to the flint Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Psalms 114:8 חַ֝לָּמִ֗ישׁ to the flint Noun - masculine singular Isaiah 50:7 כַּֽחַלָּמִ֔ישׁ to like flint Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Deuteronomy 8:15
Aligned rows 5
Books represented 4
Deuteronomy 2 Job 1 Psalms 1 Isaiah 1
Source forms
בַּֽ֭חַלָּמִישׁ 1x ba·ḥal·lā·mîš Job 28:9
הַֽחַלָּמִֽישׁ׃ 1x ha·ḥal·lā·mîš Deuteronomy 8:15
חַ֝לָּמִ֗ישׁ 1x ḥal·lā·mîš Psalms 114:8
כַּֽחַלָּמִ֔ישׁ 1x ka·ḥal·lā·mîš Isaiah 50:7
מֵחַלְמִ֥ישׁ 1x mê·ḥal·mîš Deuteronomy 32:13
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - masculine singular 1x Deuteronomy 8:15
Noun - masculine singular 1x Psalms 114:8
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular 1x Job 28:9
Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular 1x Isaiah 50:7
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Deuteronomy 32:13
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. flint
Source Gloss
flint
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
flint Usage: flint(-y), rock.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain