Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:
(fort). A battlefield (2 Sam. 10:16-17).
Concise Bible Dictionary:
Place situate between the Jordan and the Euphrates, where David defeated the Syrians under Hadarezer (2 Sam. 10:16-17). Possibly the Alamatha of Ptolemy, near Nicephorium.
Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:
Meaning:
or Cheleam {khay-lawm'}; from 2428; fortress; Chelam, a place East of Palestine
Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:
their rampart: their force
Potts’ Bible Proper Names:
A great army; fortress; dreams:―a place E. of Jordan, 2 Sam. 10:16. {Exercitus magnus}