Lexical Definition
חִלְקִיָּה Chilqîyâh (khil-kee-yaw') Hilkiah N:N-M-P
or חִלְקִיָּהוּ Chilqîyâhûw (khil-kee-yaw'-hoo); from חֵלֶק and יָהּ; portion of Jah
Hillkiah.
- § Hilkiah = "my portion is Jehovah"
- Chilhijah, the name of eight Israelites
1) father of Eliakim, an officer of Hezekiah
2) high priest in the reign of Josiah
3) a Merarite Levite, son of Amzi
4) another Merarite Levite, 2nd son of Hosah
5) one of those who stood on the right of Ezra when he read the law and probably a Levite and a priest
6) a priest of Anathoth, father of the prophet Jeremiah
7) father of Gemariah who was one of Zedekiah's envoys to Babylon
Brown-Driver-Briggs
חִלְקִיָּהוּ, חִלְקִיָּה proper name, masculine (my portion is ׳י) ᵐ5 usually Ξελκ(ε)ιας, Ξελχιας; —
1. father of Eliakim, Hezekiah's officer, חלקיהו 2Kgs 18:18; 2Kgs 18:26; Isa 22:20; Isa 36:3; Isa 36:22 חלקיה 2Kgs 18:37.
2. high priest, Josiah's time, חלקיהו 2Kgs 22:4; 2Kgs 22:8; 2Kgs 22:14; 2Kgs 23:4; 2Kgs 23:24; 2Chr 34:9; 2Chr 34:14; 2Chr 34:15 (twice in verse); 2Chr 34:18; 2Chr 34:20; 2Chr 34:22 חלקיה 2Kgs 22:8; 2Kgs 22:10; 2Kgs 22:12; 1Chr 5:39* (twice in verse); 1Chr 9:11; 2Chr 35:8; Ezra 7:1, compare also Neh 11:11.
3. חלקיהו father of Jeremiah Jer 1:1. — The following are all ׃חלקיה
4. Levites:
a. 1Chr 6:30*.
b. 1Chr 26:11.
5. a priest, contemp. of Ezra Neh 4:8*; Neh 12:7; Neh 12:21.
6. father of Gemariah, an ambassador of Zedekiah to Nebuchadrezzar Jer 29:3.
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| 2 Kings | 18:18 · 18:26 · 18:37 · 22:4 · 22:8 · 22:10 · 22:12 · 22:14 · 23:4 · 23:24 |
| 1 Chronicles | 5:39* · 6:30* · 9:11 · 26:11 |
| 2 Chronicles | 34:9 · 34:14 · 34:15 · 34:18 · 34:20 · 34:22 · 35:8 |
| Ezra | 7:1 |
| Nehemiah | 4:8* · 11:11 · 12:7 · 12:21 |
| Isaiah | 22:20 · 36:3 · 36:22 |
| Jeremiah | 1:1 · 29:3 |
Profile
Male • Father of Hilkiah, Jeremiah's cousin
Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy - unnamed father
The father of Hilkiah, who was the cousin of the prophet Jeremiah.
- A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, inferred at Jer.32.7;
- only referred to as father_of_Hilkiah חִלְקִיָּה;
- unnamed father of: Hilkiah חִלְקִיָּה and Shallum שַׁלּוּם.
The father of Hilkiah is mentioned in Jeremiah 32:7 as the father of the prophet Jeremiah's cousin. Hilkiah approached Jeremiah with an offer to buy a field in Anathoth, their ancestral town, as a matter of right of redemption. This incident occurred during the Babylonian siege of Jerusalem, and the purchase of the field served as a symbolic act of hope and trust in God's promise of future restoration for the people of Judah.
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