Strongs Number: H2518
- Hebrew Word
- חִלְקִיָּה
- Transliteration
- Chilqîyâh
- Phonetic
- khil-kee-yaw'
- Part of Speech
- Proper Name Masculine
- Strongs Definition
-
portion of Jah; {Chilhijah} the name of eight Israelites
- BDB Definition
-
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
- Origin
- From H2506 and H3050
- Bible Usage
- Hilkiah.