H2446

חֲכַלְיָה

cha.khal.yahN:N-M-P

Hacaliah

A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Neh.1.1; father of: Nehemiah (H5166H), Hanani (H2607J) § Hachaliah = "whom Jehovah enlightens" the father of Nehemiah

Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry

חֲכַלְיָה proper name, masculine (meaning dubious; perhaps חַכֵּה לְיָהּ wait for Yahweh, √ חכה, So We? — father of Nehemiah Neh 1:1, ᵐ5 Χελκ(ε)ια, ᵐ5^L Χελκιας(ου), א; A Αχαλια; Neh 10:2 ᵐ5 Αχελια, A ᵐ5^L Αχαλια.

1 occurrence

Nehemiah 1:1