HebrewH2469Proper Noun (Masculine)
חֶלְדַּי
chel.day
“Heldai”
2Occurrences
H2469Strong's #
Proper Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
Cheldai, the name of two Israelites
from H2466 (חֵלֶד); worldliness;
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at ; also called Helem at ; Also named: che.lem (*חֵ֫לֶם *"Helem" H2494) § Heldai = "worldly" 1) one of David's mighty warriors and the 12th captain of the monthly courses for the temple service 2) a returning exile in the time of Zechariah
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Grammar & Morphology
Part of Speech
Proper Noun (Masculine)
Morphology Code
N:N-M-P
Full Description
Proper Noun, Masculine
Occurrences
חֶלְדַּי appears 2 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
1 Chronicles
1
Zechariah
1
Key Passages
1 Chronicles 27:15BSB
The twelfth, for the twelfth month, was Heldai the Netophathite, from the family of Othniel. There were 24,000 men in his division.
Zechariah 6:10BSB
“Take an offering from the exiles—from Heldai, Tobijah, and Jedaiah, who have arrived from Babylon—and go that same day to the house of Josiah son of Zephaniah.
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