Original Language Studio
Nehemiah 12:21
“Of Hilkiah, Hashabiah; of Jedaiah, Nethaneel.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
חִלְקִיָּהChilqîyâh · khil-kee-yaw'
H2518 · Hebrew
H2518 · Hebrew
- Definition
- Chilhijah, the name of eight Israelites
- Derivation
- or חִלְקִיָּהוּ; from H2506 (חֵלֶק) and H3050 (יָהּ); portion of Jah;
- KJV renderings
- Hillkiah.
- Grammar
- לְ — preposition
- חִלְקִיָּ֣ה — proper noun
- Usage
- Occurs 34 times in the Hebrew Bible.2 Kings 18:182 Kings 18:262 Kings 18:372 Kings 22:42 Kings 22:8
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read חִלְקִיָּה here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.