Given name
Helek
“portion”·“smoothness”
Helek is used as a given name.
Original Hebrewחלק
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Helek means “portion” or “smoothness.”
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Where it comes from
Helek is a biblical name from Hebrew.
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How it developed
From the Hebrew verb halaq (חלק), “either to divide and apportion, or to be smooth.”
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In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Helek appears in Numbers 26:30, Joshua 17:2.
- Numbers 26:30
- Joshua 17:2
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Helek’s family of names
See also 4
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
Similar names
If you love Helek, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Helel
“shiner” · “shining one”
>99% boys
Heresh
“silent” · “esoteric”
>99% boys
Hemdan
“pleasant”
>99% boys
Hezrai
“his village” · “clusterly”
>99% boys
Amalek
“people that wring”
>99% boys
Hiob
“persecuted”
>99% boys
Homon
Homon is a given name, probably from Biblical Hebrew, ultimately from Old Persian. It is used in Judeo-Tat.
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Hariph
“autumn”
>99% boys