Hebrew · H2518

חִלְקִיָּה

Chilhijah , the name of eight Israelites

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חִלְקִיָּה H2518
Pronunciation ḥilĕqiyāh

What does חִלְקִיָּה (ḥilĕqiyāh) mean in the Bible?

חִלְקִיָּה (ḥilĕqiyāh) is a Hebrew word meaning "Chilhijah , the name of eight Israelites".

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What does חִלְקִיָּה (ḥilĕqiyāh) mean in the Bible?

חִלְקִיָּה (ḥilĕqiyāh) is a Hebrew word meaning "Chilhijah , the name of eight Israelites".

How does the BSB render H2518?

The BSB source-word alignment has 34 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Hilkiah (15), of Hilkiah (11), And he (2), So Hilkiah (2), Then Hilkiah’s (2).

Where does חִלְקִיָּה (ḥilĕqiyāh) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 2 Kings 18:18. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Kings (11), 2 Chronicles (8), 1 Chronicles (5), Nehemiah (4).

Source Word Evidence

BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.

How English Renders It
Hilkiah 15× 2 Kings 22:4, 2 Kings 22:10, 2 Kings 22:12, 2 Kings 23:4
of Hilkiah 11× 2 Kings 18:18, 2 Kings 18:26, 1 Chronicles 6:45, 1 Chronicles 9:11
And he 2 Kings 22:8, 2 Chronicles 34:15
So Hilkiah 2 Kings 22:14, 2 Chronicles 34:22
Then Hilkiah’s 2 Kings 18:37, Isaiah 36:22
And Hilkiah 2 Chronicles 34:15
Then Hilkiah 2 Kings 22:8
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Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned row 2 Kings 18:18
Aligned rows 34
Books represented 7
2 Kings 11 1 Chronicles 5 2 Chronicles 8 Ezra 1 Nehemiah 4 Isaiah 3 Jeremiah 2
Source forms
חִלְקִיָּ֖הוּ 3x ḥil·qî·yā·hū 2 Kings 18:18, 2 Chronicles 34:18, Isaiah 36:3
חִלְקִיָּ֣הוּ 3x ḥil·qî·yā·hū 2 Kings 22:14, 2 Chronicles 34:14, Isaiah 36:22
חִלְקִיָּ֣ה 2x ḥil·qî·yāh 2 Kings 18:37, 2 Kings 22:12
חִלְקִיָּ֖ה 2x ḥil·qî·yāh 2 Kings 22:10, Nehemiah 12:7
חִלְקִיָּ֜ה 2x ḥil·qî·yāh 1 Chronicles 9:11, Nehemiah 11:11
חִלְקִיָּֽה׃ 2x ḥil·qî·yāh 1 Chronicles 6:45, Ezra 7:1
חִלְקִיָּ֜הוּ 2x ḥil·qî·yā·hū 2 Kings 22:8, 2 Chronicles 34:22
וְחִלְקִיָּ֖ה 1x wə·ḥil·qî·yāh 1 Chronicles 6:13
Parsing patterns
Noun - proper - masculine singular 31x 2 Kings 18:18, 2 Kings 18:26, 2 Kings 18:37, 2 Kings 22:4
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular 2x 1 Chronicles 6:13, Nehemiah 8:4
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular 1x Nehemiah 12:21
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