Biblica Analytica
H3873 Hebrew

הַלּוֹחֵשׁ

lo.chesh

Hallohesh

Lexicon Entry

Definition
Hallohesh
Transliteration
lo.chesh
Strong's Number
H3873
Occurrences
2
Semantic Domain
Proper Name: Person

Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

What Original Readers Understood

Supported

# Hallohesh: A Rare Biblical Name The Hebrew term הַלּוֹחֵשׁ (Hallohesh) appears only twice in the biblical text, making it an extremely rare word. Based on its limited occurrence, this word functions as a proper name rather than a common noun with a range of meanings. The definite article "ha-" (the) that precedes it suggests it may have originally derived from a descriptive term, though the lexical data provided does not specify what that underlying meaning was. Because Hallohesh appears in only two biblical passages, its significance must be understood through its context as a personal identifier rather than through a pattern of varied usage. The rarity of occurrence means we cannot trace different applications or semantic shifts across multiple texts. The name appears to have referred to a specific individual or possibly individuals in biblical history, but without additional contextual information beyond the count of occurrences, the precise historical or theological significance cannot be determined from the lexical data alone.

Source data & methodology
Strong's
H3873
Lemma
הַלּוֹחֵשׁ
Transliteration
lo.chesh
Definition
Hallohesh
Occurrences
2
Model
claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
Prompt version
1

AI synthesis uses only the lexicon data above as context — never training knowledge.

Occurrences in Scripture

2 total occurrences across the text