Lexical Definition

‎חֶלְבּוֹן‎ Chelbôwn (khel-bone') Helbon ^N:N--L
from ‎חֶלֶב‎; fruitful

Helbah.

• § Helbon = "fertile"
• Chelbon, a place in Syria

1) a town a few miles northwest of Damascus, modern 'Helbon', still noted for its fine grapes

Extended Information

• a town a few miles northwest of Damascus, modern 'Helbon', still noted for its fine grapes

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎חֶלְבּוֺן‎ proper name, of a location place whence wine came (to Tyre) ‎׳‎‎יֵין ח‎ Ezek 27:18 so also Assyrian proper name, of a territory –ilbunim or Hilbunu, see Schr^{COT and} Dl in Co. Modern –albûn, northwest from Damascus, Wetzst^{ZMG xi. 1857, 490 f.} Bd^{Pal 341}.

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Helbon • City known for its fine wine

Helbon was a city mentioned in Ezekiel 27:18 as a trading partner of Tyre, known for its fine wine.

• A location only mentioned at Ezk.27.18;
• only referred to as Helbon חֶלְבּוֹן.
  

Helbon was a city mentioned in Ezekiel 27:18 as one of the trading partners of Tyre, the ancient Phoenician city. It was particularly noted for its fine wine, which was highly prized and traded in the region. The exact location of Helbon is not certain, but it is believed to be modern-day Halbun, a village located about 11 miles north of Damascus, Syria. This identification is supported by the fact that the area around Halbun is still known for producing high-quality grapes and wine. Some scholars have suggested that Helbon might be the same as Aleppo (Haleb), but this is less likely given the distance between Aleppo and Damascus.

All entries for Helbon: חֶלְבּוֹן