Reference: Helkath

smoothness, a town of Asher, on the east border (Jos 19:25; 21:31); called also Hukok (1Ch 6:75).

The town where the boundary of Asher began, proceeding from S. to N. (Jos 19:25.) Allotted to the Gershonite Levites (Jos 21:31). HUKOK in 1Ch 6:75.

A Levitical city belonging to the tribe of Asher (Jos 19:25; 21:31). The site is uncertain. The same place, owing probably to a textual error, appears in 1Ch 6:75 as Hukok.

Hel'kath

Town on the border of Asher allotted to the Gershonites. Jos 19:25; 21:31. Called HUKOK in 1Ch 6:75. Identified by some with Yerka, 32 57' N, 35 12' E.