Strong H2518H2518Mחִלְקִיָּהוּ

Hilkiah

One of the 7 senses of Strong H2518

Transliteration: chilqîyâh chilqîyâhû
Pronunciation: {khil-kee-yaw'} khil-kee-yaw'-hoo
Morphology: Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at Jer.1.1;
brother of: Shallum (H7967R);
father of: Jeremiah (H3414L)

Meaning of the name

Hilkiah = "my portion is Jehovah"

General definition

From H2506 and H3050; portion of Jah;
{Chilhijah} the name of eight Israelites: - Hilkiah.

In the biblical story

Hilkiah

The father of the prophet Jeremiah.

Hilkiah, a priest from Anathoth, was the father of the prophet Jeremiah.

In the Bible

Strong H2518M appears in 1 verse of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

hilkiah1

First verses

Jeremiah 1:1
The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, of the priests that were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin:

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Jeremiah1

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