(Hal·loʹhesh) [The Charmer; The Whisperer].

1. Father of Shallum. Hallohesh’s son Shallum was “a prince of half the district of Jerusalem” who, with his daughters, did repair work on the wall of Jerusalem in 455 B.C.E.​—Ne 3:12.

2. One of the headmen of the people whose descendant, if not he himself, attested to the confession contract drawn up in the days of Nehemiah; possibly the same as No. 1.​—Ne 9:38; 10:1, 14, 24.