Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
to smite
Usage: (Qal) to smite, strike, hammer, strike down
Strong's Number
H1986
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
9
Books
5
Strong's H1986 Quick Answer
Strong's H1986 הָלַם (halam) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. halam (haw-lam') v. 1. to strike down 2. (by implication) to hammer, stamp, conquer, disband It has 9 linked Bible usages across 5 books. Visible English usage signals include down, hammer, break, and overcome. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- halam (haw-lam') v. 1. to strike down 2. (by implication) to hammer, stamp, conquer, disband
- Usage
- 9 linked usages
- Books
- 5 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- down, hammer, break, and overcome
Meaning and Definition
halam (haw-lam') v. 1. to strike down 2. (by implication) to hammer, stamp, conquer, disband [a primitive root] KJV: beat (down), break (down), overcome, smite (with the hammer).
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H1986. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H1986 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render halam, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
How Strong's H1986 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 9 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H1986 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H1986 in the Old Testament
9 indexed usages in Old Testament.
Then were the horsehoofs broken by the means of the pransings, the pransings of their mighty ones.
She put her hand to the nail, and her right hand to the workmen's hammer; and with the hammer she smote Sisera, she smote off his head, when she had pierced and stricken through his temples.
And the watchmen of Saul in Gibeah of Benjamin looked; and, behold, the multitude melted away, and they went on beating down one another.
Usage Excerpts
First 9 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H1986.
Then were the horsehoofs broken by the means of the pransings, the pransings of their mighty ones.
She put her hand to the nail, and her right hand to the workmen's hammer; and with the hammer she smote Sisera, she smote off his head, when she had pierced and stricken through his temples.
And the watchmen of Saul in Gibeah of Benjamin looked; and, behold, the multitude melted away, and they went on beating down one another.
But now they break down the carved work thereof at once with axes and hammers.
Let the righteous smite me; it shall be a kindness: and let him reprove me; it shall be an excellent oil, which shall not break my head: for yet my prayer also shall be in their calamities.
They have stricken me, shalt thou say, and I was not sick; they have beaten me, and I felt it not: when shall I awake? I will seek it yet again.
For the fields of Heshbon languish, and the vine of Sibmah: the lords of the heathen have broken down the principal plants thereof, they are come even unto Jazer, they wandered through the wilderness: her branches are stretched out, they are gone over the sea.
Woe to the crown of pride, to the drunkards of Ephraim, whose glorious beauty is a fading flower, which are on the head of the fat valleys of them that are overcome with wine!
So the carpenter encouraged the goldsmith, and he that smootheth with the hammer him that smote the anvil, saying, It is ready for the sodering: and he fastened it with nails, that it should not be moved.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H1986, grouped by book.
Judges 2 usages, Old Testament
1 Samuel 1 usage, Old Testament
Psalms 2 usages, Old Testament
Proverbs 1 usage, Old Testament
Isaiah 3 usages, Old Testament
Strong's H1986 FAQ
What does halam (הָלַם) mean?
Halam (Strong's H1986) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "overcome". halam (haw-lam') v. 1. to strike down 2. (by implication) to hammer, stamp, conquer, disband
How many times is halam (הָלַם) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 9 linked usages for Strong's H1986 across 5 books.
Where can I study halam (הָלַם) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H1986 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate halam (הָלַם)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as down, hammer, break, and overcome. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.