Strong's H2518 (Hebrew)[edit | edit source]

Lemma: חִלְקִיָּה (Chilqîyâh)

Pronunciation: khil-kee-yaw'

POS: khil-kee-yaw' Morph: n-pr-m

Exegesis: or ; from and ; portion of Jah;

Definition: or חִלְקִיָּהוּ; from חֵלֶק and יָהּ; portion of Jah; Chilhijah, the name of eight Israelites; Hillkiah.

KJV Usage: Hillkiah.

Senses[edit | edit source]

• 1. Hilkiah = "my portion is Jehovah"
• 2. 1) father of Eliakim, an officer of Hezekiah
• 3. 2) high priest in the reign of Josiah
• 4. 3) a Merarite Levite, son of Amzi
• 5. 4) another Merarite Levite, 2nd son of Hosah
• 6. 5) one of those who stood on the right of Ezra when he read the law and probably a Levite and a priest
• 7. 6) a priest of Anathoth, father of the prophet Jeremiah
• 8. 7) father of Gemariah who was one of Zedekiah's envoys to Babylon

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