Chăkalyâh — H2446

Definition

masculine proper noun

Chakaljah, an Israelite

1. Hachaliah = "whom Jehovah enlightens"
2. the father of Nehemiah

Usually translated as

Hachaliah

Origin

from the base of H2447 and H3050; darkness of Jah

• Derived from Chaklîyl (H2447)
• Derived from Yâhh (H3050)

Occurrences

Chăkalyâh occurs 2 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Nehemiah (2)

• Nehemiah 1:1 — The words of Nehemiah the son of Hachaliah (חֲכַלְיָ֑ה). And it came to pass in the month Chisleu, in the twentieth year, as I was in Shushan the palace,
• Nehemiah 10:1 — Now those that sealed were, Nehemiah, the Tirshatha, the son of Hachaliah (חֲכַלְיָ֖ה), and Zidkijah,