Bible Dictionaries
Chilmad
Holman Bible Dictionary
(chihl' mad) Place name meaning, “marketplace.” A trading partner of Tyre according to Hebrew text of Ezekiel 27:23 , but many Bible students think copyists inadvertently changed the text from “all of media” or a similar reading. Otherwise, Chilmad is identical with Kulmadara, a city in the Syrian Kingdom of Unqi. Its location may be modern tell Jindaris.
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Bibliography Information
Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Chilmad'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hbd/c/chilmad.html. 1991.