הָלַם (hālam) is a Hebrew verb meaning strike. It appears 9 times in 5 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H1986).

Also rendered

• to smite

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 502)

Root family 502: הָלַם hālam — hammer, strike down (e.g. Jud 5:22; Isa 16:8)

• יַהֲלֹם yahălōm — jasper
• מַהֲלֻמֿוֹת mahălumôt — strokes
• הַלְמוּת halmût — hammer

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