חֲכַלְיָה

cha.khal.yahHacaliah
hebrewOld TestamentName of a man2 occurrences1 book2 verses
This is the name of Hacaliah: Father of Nehemiah, the governor of Judah.

Definition

from the base of H2447 and H3050; darkness of Jah; Chakaljah, an Israelite
Traditional renderings: Hachaliah.

Glossary entries

Hacaliah

Where it occurs

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Occurrences

2 total
  1. Nehemiah 1:1חֲכַלְיָ֑ה · of Hacaliah
    These are the words of Nehemiah son of Hacaliah: In the month of Chislev, in the twentieth year, while I was in the citadel of Susa,
  2. Nehemiah 10:1חֲכַלְיָ֖ה · of Hacaliah
    Now these were the ones who sealed the document: Nehemiah the governor, son of Hacaliah, and also Zedekiah,