ΧΕΛΚΕΙΑ, χελκεια
CHELKEIA, chelkeia
Sounds Like: KHEL-kee-ah
Translations: Chelkias, Hilkiah
From the root: ΧΕΛΚΕΙΑ
Part of Speech: Proper Noun
Explanation: This is a proper noun, referring to a male personal name. It is the Greek form of the Hebrew name Hilkiah, meaning 'my portion is Yahweh' or 'Yahweh is my portion'. It appears in various biblical texts, referring to several different individuals, most notably the high priest during the reign of King Josiah who discovered the Book of the Law.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative
Strong’s number: G5506 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- 2 Esdras — 10:35
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΧΕΛΚΕΙΑ, appear in our texts.
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