HELEZ he’ lĕz (֚חֶלֶץ). 1. One of David’s mighty men (2 Sam 23:26; 1 Chron 11:27). Called a “Paltite” in 2 Samuel 23:26, but a “Pelonite” in 1 Chronicles 11:27. The second is prob. correct.

2. The head of the 7th course at the time of David (1 Chron 27:10). He is also called a “Pelonite,” and is usually identified with the preceding.

3. A family of the tribe of Judah (1 Chron 2:39); of the clan of the Jerahmeelites.