H3873 H3873
Hallohesh, a leader in Nehemiah's Jerusalem
The name of a Jewish leader during Nehemiah's governorship, appearing with the definite article as 'the Hallohesh.' He served as a district ruler who helped rebuild Jerusalem's walls (Nehemiah 3:12) and later sealed the covenant (10:24). The name likely means 'the whisperer' or 'the charmer,' possibly reflecting an ancestral occupation or characteristic.
Senses
1. sense 1 — A proper name (always with definite article) of a civic and religious leader in post-exilic Jerusalem. In Nehemiah 3:12, Hallohesh is identified as ruler of half the district of Jerusalem, actively participating in wall reconstruction. In 10:24, he appears among those sealing the covenant. The consistent use of the article suggests it may be a title or nickname that became a proper name. 2×
AR["اللَّوْحِيشِ", "هَلُّوحِيش"]·ben["হলোহেশ", "হল্লোহেশের"]·DE["[הלוחש]"]·EN["Hallohesh"]·FR["[הלוחש]"]·heb["ה-לוחש"]·HI["हल्लोहेश", "हल्लोहेश-के"]·ID["Halohes"]·IT["incantatore"]·jav["Halohes"]·KO["할로헤시", "할로헤시-의"]·PT["Hallochesh", "Hallohesh"]·RU["Галлохеш", "Халлохеша"]·ES["Halohes", "Halohés"]·SW["Haloheshi"]·TR["Halloçeş'in", "Haloheş"]·urd["لوحیش", "ہلوحیش"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† לוֹחֵשׁ n.pr.m. (= whisperer) only c. art. הַלּ׳, a chief of the people Ne 3:12; 10:25.