H2518 H2518
Hilkiah; a theophoric personal name meaning 'my portion is YHWH,' borne by several priests and Levites
A theophoric name combining חֵלֶק ('portion') with the divine name, declaring 'YHWH is my portion.' The most prominent bearer is the high priest under King Josiah who discovered the Book of the Law in the temple (2 Kgs 22:4–14; 2 Chr 34:9–22), a pivotal moment in Judah's religious reform. Another notable Hilkiah is the father of Eliakim, Hezekiah's palace steward (2 Kgs 18:18; Isa 22:20; 36:3). The prophet Jeremiah is also identified as 'son of Hilkiah' (Jer 1:1). Transliterations vary — 'Chilkiyahu' closer to the Hebrew, 'Hilcías' in Spanish, 'Hilkija' in German — but all point to the same set of individuals.
Senses
1. Hilkiah (personal name) — The proper masculine name Hilkiah (חִלְקִיָּהוּ / חִלְקִיָּה), meaning 'my portion is YHWH,' borne by several biblical figures. Most notably the high priest who found the Torah scroll during Josiah's temple repair (2 Kgs 22:4, 8; 2 Chr 34:14–15), the father of Eliakim under Hezekiah (2 Kgs 18:18, 26; Isa 36:3), and the father of Jeremiah the prophet (Jer 1:1). Also names several Levites and a postexilic priest (1 Chr 6:30; 26:11; Neh 8:4; 12:7). 34×
AR["حِلقِيّا", "حِلْقِيَّا", "حِلْقِيَّاهُو"]·ben["হিল্কিয়", "হিল্কিয়কে", "হিল্কিয়র", "হিল্কিয়ের", "হিল্কিয়ার"]·DE["Chilkiyah", "Chilkiyahu", "Hilkija"]·EN["Chilkiyah", "Chilkiyahu", "Chilqiyah", "Chilqiyahu", "Hilkiah"]·FR["Chilkiyah", "Chilkiyahu", "Hilkija"]·heb["חלקיה", "חלקיהו", "חלקיהו ׀"]·HI["खिल्कीय्याह-को", "खिल्कीय्याह-ने", "खिल्कीय्याहू", "खिल्कीय्याहू-के-पास", "खिल्कीय्याहू-को", "खिल्कीय्याहू-ने", "हिल्किय्याह", "हिल्किय्याहू", "हिल्किय्याहूने"]·ID["Hilkia"]·IT["Chilkiyah", "Chilkiyahu", "Hilchia"]·jav["Hilkia", "Hilkiya"]·KO["히르기야", "히르기야가", "히르기야에게", "힐기야", "힐기야-를", "힐기야가", "힐기야후", "힘기야가", "힘기야에게"]·PT["Chilkiyah", "Chilqiyah", "Chilqiyahu", "Hilkiyahu", "Hilqiyyahu"]·RU["Хилкии", "Хилкию", "Хилкиягу", "Хилкияху", "Хилькийа", "Хилькийаху", "Хилькияху"]·ES["Hilcías", "Hilquías", "Jilqiya", "Jilqiyah", "Jilqiyahu", "Jilquías"]·SW["Hilkia", "Hilkiya", "chilkiyaּh", "chilkiyaּhwּ"]·TR["Hilkiya", "Hilkiya'nın", "Hilkiya'ya", "Hilkiya'yı"]·urd["حلقیاہ", "حلقیاہ-نے", "حلقیاہ-کا", "حلقیاہ-کے"]
2 Kgs 18:18, 2 Kgs 18:26, 2 Kgs 18:37, 2 Kgs 22:4, 2 Kgs 22:8, 2 Kgs 22:8, 2 Kgs 22:10, 2 Kgs 22:12, 2 Kgs 22:14, 2 Kgs 23:4, 2 Kgs 23:24, 1 Chr 6:13 (+22 more)
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† חִלְקִיָּהוּ, חִלְקִיָּה n.pr.m. (my portion is י׳) 𝔊 usually Χελκ(ε)ιας, Χελχιας;— 1. father of Eliakim, Hezekiah’s officer, חלקיהו 2 K 18:18, 26; Is 22:20; 36:3, 22; חלקיה 2 K 18:37. 2. high priest, Josiah’s time, חלקיהו 2 K 22:4, 8, 14; 23:4, 24; 2 Ch 34:9, 14, 15(×2), 18, 20, 22; חלקיה 2 K 22:8, 10, 12 1 Ch 5:39(×2) 9:11; 2 Ch 35:8; Ezr 7:1, cf. also Ne 11:11. 3. חלקיהו father of Jerem. Je…