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Hachaliah

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(who waits). Father of Nehemiah (Neh. 1:1¹The words of Nehemiah the son of Hachaliah. And it came to pass in the month Chisleu, in the twentieth year, as I was in Shushan the palace, (Nehemiah 1:1)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

Father of Nehemiah (Neh. 1:1¹The words of Nehemiah the son of Hachaliah. And it came to pass in the month Chisleu, in the twentieth year, as I was in Shushan the palace, (Nehemiah 1:1); Neh. 10:1¹Now those that sealed were, Nehemiah, the Tirshatha, the son of Hachaliah, and Zidkijah, (Nehemiah 10:1)).

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

2446 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

Chakalyah

Phonic:

khak-al-yaw’

Meaning:

from the base of 2447 and 3050; darkness of Jah; Chakaljah, an Israelite

KJV Usage:

Hachaliah

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

the waiting on Jah

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

Hoping in God; whose eyes Jehovah enlivens: ―father of Nehemiah, Neh. 1:1. {Exspectatio Domini}