Chilmad standard
lonian) this has been compared with Kalwadha near Bagdad (G. Smith, Transactions of the Society of Biblical Archaeology, I, 61; Delitzsch, Paradies, 206), but the identification seems improbable.
Where is Chilmad in the Bible?
Chilmad is a biblical place mentioned in the Book of Ezekiel as one of the trading partners of the ancient city of Tyre. Though its exact location remains uncertain among scholars, some have proposed connections to areas in Mesopotamia or Media in the ancient Near East. The reference appears in Ezekiel's prophecy against Tyre, where Chilmad is listed among distant commercial partners that supplied goods to the wealthy Phoenician city. The identity and precise geographical location of Chilmad continue to be debated by biblical scholars, with some ancient translations suggesting it may refer to a region or country rather than a single city.
Chilmad
ISBE 1915 (Public Domain)lonian) this has been compared with Kalwadha near Bagdad (G. Smith, Transactions of the Society of Biblical Archaeology, I, 61; Delitzsch, Paradies, 206), but the identification seems improbable. Though regarded as the name of a country in the Septuagint and the Vulgate (Jerome's Latin Bible, 390-405 A. D.) (Charman; Chelmad), there is some doubt whether this view of the word is correct. The Targum substitutes Madhai, "Media," and on this account Mez (Stadt Harran, 24) amends to Kol Madhai, "all Media." The absence of the copula "and" has caused others to further modify the vocalization, and by reading kelimmudh instead of Chilmad, the sense "Asshur was as the apprentice of thy trading" (Qimchi, Hitzig, Cornill) is obtained, but is not satisfactory. Probably both text and translation are susceptible of improvement.
T. G. Pinches
kim'-ham (kimham (2Sa 19:37,38) or kimhan (2Sa 19:40) or kemohem (Jer 41