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Lexicon :: Strong's H2518 - ḥilqîyâ

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חִלְקִיָּה
Transliteration
ḥilqîyâ
Pronunciation
khil-kee-yaw'
Part of Speech
proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From חֵלֶק (H2506) and יָהּ (H3050)
Strong’s Definitions

חִלְקִיָּה Chilqîyâh, khil-kee-yaw'; or חִלְקִיָּהוּ Chilqîyâhûw; from H2506 and H3050; portion of Jah; Chilhijah, the name of eight Israelites:—Hillkiah.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 34x

The KJV translates Strong's H2518 in the following manner: Hilkiah (34x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 34x
The KJV translates Strong's H2518 in the following manner: Hilkiah (34x).

  1. Hilkiah = "my portion is Jehovah"

    1. father of Eliakim, an officer of Hezekiah

    2. high priest in the reign of Josiah

    3. a Merarite Levite, son of Amzi

    4. another Merarite Levite, 2nd son of Hosah

    5. one of those who stood on the right of Ezra when he read the law and probably a Levite and a priest

    6. a priest of Anathoth, father of the prophet Jeremiah

    7. father of Gemariah who was one of Zedekiah's envoys to Babylon

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חִלְקִיָּה Chilqîyâh, khil-kee-yaw'; or חִלְקִיָּהוּ Chilqîyâhûw; from H2506 and H3050; portion of Jah; Chilhijah, the name of eight Israelites:—Hillkiah.
STRONGS H2518: Abbreviations
† חִלְקִיָּהוּ, חִלְקִיָּה proper name, masculine (my portion is י׳) usually Χελκ(ε)ιας, Χελχιας; —
1. father of Eliakim, Hezekiah's officer, חלקיהו 2 Kings 18:18, 26; Isaiah 22:20; Isaiah 36:3, 22; חלקיה 2 Kings 18:37.
2. high priest, Josiah's time, חלקיהו 2 Kings 22:4, 8, 14; 2 Kings 23:4, 24; 2 Chronicles 34:9, 14, 15 (twice in verse); 2 Chronicles 34:18, 20, 22; חלקיה 2 Kings 22:8, 10, 12; 1 Chronicles 5:39 (twice in verse); 1 Chronicles 9:11; 2 Chronicles 35:8; Ezra 7:1, compare also Nehemiah 11:11.
3. חלקיהו father of Jeremiah Jeremiah 1:1. — The following are all ׃חלקיה
4. Levites:
a. 1 Chronicles 6:30.
b. 1 Chronicles 26:11.
5. a priest, contemporaneous of Ezra Nehemiah 4:8; Nehemiah 12:7, 21.
6. father of Gemariah, an ambassador of Zedekiah to Nebuchadrezzar Jeremiah 29:3.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

2 Kings

18:18; 18:26; 18:37; 22:4; 22:8; 22:8; 22:10; 22:12; 22:14; 23:4; 23:24

1 Chronicles

6:30; 9:11; 26:11

2 Chronicles

34:9; 34:14; 34:15; 34:18; 34:20; 34:22; 35:8

Ezra

7:1

Nehemiah

4:8; 11:11; 12:7; 12:21

Isaiah

22:20; 36:3; 36:22

Jeremiah

1:1; 29:3