2446. Chakalyah
Strong's Lexicon
Chakalyah: Hakaliah

Original Word: חֲכַלְיָה
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration: Chakalyah
Pronunciation: khak-al-yaw'
Phonetic Spelling: (khak-al-yaw')
Definition: Hakaliah
Meaning: Chakaljah

Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew root חָכַל (chakal), meaning "to wait" or "to hope," combined with יָהּ (Yah), a shortened form of Yahweh, the name of God.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for the name Hakaliah in the Septuagint or the New Testament, as it is a specific Hebrew personal name.

Usage: Chakalyah, or Hakaliah, is a proper noun used in the Hebrew Bible as a personal name. It means "Yahweh waits" or "Yahweh is patient." The name reflects a theological understanding of God's character as one who is patient and hopeful.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israel, names often carried significant meanings and were sometimes reflective of the parents' faith or circumstances surrounding the birth of the child. The inclusion of "Yah" in the name indicates a theophoric element, signifying a connection to the God of Israel. Names like Chakalyah would have been a reminder of God's attributes and presence in the lives of the Israelites.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
perhaps from the same as Chakilah and from Yah
Definition
perhaps "wait for Yah," father of Nehemiah
NASB Translation
Hacaliah (2).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
חֲכַלְיָה proper name, masculine (meaning dubious; perhaps חַכֵּה לְיָהּ wait for Yahweh, √ חכה, So We? — father of Nehemiah Nehemiah 1:1, ᵐ5 Χελκ(ε)ια, ᵐ5L Χελκιας(ου), א; A Αχαλια; Nehemiah 10:2 ᵐ5 Αχελια, A ᵐ5L Αχαλια.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Hachaliah

From the base of chakliyl and Yahh; darkness of Jah; Chakaljah, an Israelite -- Hachaliah.

see HEBREW chakliyl

see HEBREW Yahh

Forms and Transliterations
חֲכַלְיָ֑ה חֲכַלְיָ֖ה חכליה chachalYah ḥă·ḵal·yāh ḥăḵalyāh
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Englishman's Concordance
Nehemiah 1:1
HEB: נְחֶמְיָ֖ה בֶּן־ חֲכַלְיָ֑ה וַיְהִ֤י בְחֹֽדֶשׁ־
NAS: the son of Hacaliah. Now it happened
KJV: the son of Hachaliah. And it came to pass in the month
INT: of Nehemiah the son of Hacaliah happened the month

Nehemiah 10:1
HEB: הַתִּרְשָׁ֛תָא בֶּן־ חֲכַלְיָ֖ה וְצִדְקִיָּֽה׃
NAS: the son of Hacaliah, and Zedekiah,
KJV: the son of Hachaliah, and Zidkijah,
INT: the governor the son of Hacaliah and Zedekiah

2 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 2446
2 Occurrences


ḥă·ḵal·yāh — 2 Occ.















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