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Hebrew · H2496

חַלָּמִישׁ

Flint

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חַלָּמִישׁH2496
Pronunciationḥalāmiyš

What does חַלָּמִישׁ (ḥalāmiyš) mean in the Bible?

חַלָּמִישׁ (ḥalāmiyš) is a Hebrew word meaning "flint".

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Questions this entry answers

What does חַלָּמִישׁ (ḥalāmiyš) mean in the Bible?

חַלָּמִישׁ (ḥalāmiyš) is a Hebrew word meaning "flint".

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 flint2×Job 28:9, Psalms 114:8
from the flinty1×Deuteronomy 32:13
like flint1×Isaiah 50:7
of flint1×Deuteronomy 8:15
Show sample aligned rows
Deuteronomy 8:15הַֽחַלָּמִֽישׁ׃toof flintArticle | Noun - masculine singularDeuteronomy 32:13מֵחַלְמִ֥ישׁtofrom the flintyPreposition-m | Noun - masculine singular constructJob 28:9בַּֽ֭חַלָּמִישׁtothe flintPreposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singularPsalms 114:8חַ֝לָּמִ֗ישׁtothe flintNoun - masculine singularIsaiah 50:7כַּֽחַלָּמִ֔ישׁtolike flintPreposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned rowDeuteronomy 8:15
Aligned rows5
Books represented4
Deuteronomy2Job1Psalms1Isaiah1
Source forms
בַּֽ֭חַלָּמִישׁ1xba·ḥal·lā·mîšJob 28:9
הַֽחַלָּמִֽישׁ׃1xha·ḥal·lā·mîšDeuteronomy 8:15
חַ֝לָּמִ֗ישׁ1xḥal·lā·mîšPsalms 114:8
כַּֽחַלָּמִ֔ישׁ1xka·ḥal·lā·mîšIsaiah 50:7
מֵחַלְמִ֥ישׁ1xmê·ḥal·mîšDeuteronomy 32:13
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - masculine singular1xDeuteronomy 8:15
Noun - masculine singular1xPsalms 114:8
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular1xJob 28:9
Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular1xIsaiah 50:7
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct1xDeuteronomy 32:13
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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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