Hachaliah
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Smith's Bible Dictionary [1]
Hachali'ah. (Whom Jehovah Enlightens). The father of Nehemiah. Nehemiah 1:1; Nehemiah 10:1.
Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary [2]
The father of Nehemiah the Tirshatha. His name is compounded of Chakah and Jab, signifying a waiter upon the Lord. (See Nehemiah 1:1)
Morrish Bible Dictionary [3]
Father of Nehemiah. Nehemiah 1:1; Nehemiah 10:1 .
Fausset's Bible Dictionary [4]
Nehemiah's father ( Nehemiah 1:1; Nehemiah 10:1).
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [5]
(Heb. Chakalyah', חֲכִלְיָה ; according to Gesenius, whose eyes Jehovah Enlivens; according to F Ü rst, Ornament Of Jehovah; Sept. Ἀχαλία v.r. Χελκία ), the father of Nehemiah, the governor after the captivity ( Nehemiah 1:1; Nehemiah 10:2). B.C. ante 447.
