חִלְקִיָּהוּ

chil.qiy.yahProper Noun (Masculine)H2518

Hilkiah

From: or חִלְקִיָּהוּ; from H2506 (חֵלֶק) and H3050 (יָהּ); portion of Jah;

Short Definition

Chilhijah, the name of eight Israelites

Full Lexicon Entry

A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at ; father of: Eliakim (H0471) § 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 ) another Merarite Levite, 2nd son of ) 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

Grammar

Part of Speech Proper Noun (Masculine)

Morphology N:N-M-P

DescriptionProper Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

29 times

Appears 29 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

2 Kings
10
2 Chronicles
7
Nehemiah
4
Isaiah
3
1 Chronicles
2

Key Passages

  • 1 Chronicles 26:11
  • 2 Chronicles 34:18
  • 2 Kings 18:26
  • 2 Kings 22:12
  • Isaiah 22:20

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