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Strong's H2446 חֲכַלְיָה (chakalyah)

Chakalyah means “Hachaliah” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G2446 — iordanes (“Jordan”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H2446
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 2
Books 1

Strong's H2446 Quick Answer

Strong's H2446 חֲכַליָה (Chakalyah) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Chakalyah (khak-al-yaw') n/p. 1. darkness of Jah 2. Chakaljah, an Israelite It has 2 linked Bible usages across 1 book. Visible English usage signals include hachaliah. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
Chakalyah (khak-al-yaw') n/p. 1. darkness of Jah 2. Chakaljah, an Israelite
Usage
2 linked usages
Books
1 indexed book
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
hachaliah

Meaning and Definition

Chakalyah (khak-al-yaw') n/p. 1. darkness of Jah 2. Chakaljah, an Israelite [from the base of H2447 and H3050] KJV: Hachaliah. Root(s): H2447, H3050

Original Word
חֲכַליָה
Transliteration
Chakalyah
Derivation
First root strongs: 2447 Second root strongs: 3050
Morphology
name

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H2446. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

Hacaliah

Usage: A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Neh.1.1; father of: Nehemiah (H5166H), Hanani (H2607J) § Hachaliah = "whom Jehovah enlightens" the father of Nehemiah

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How Strong's H2446 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Chakalyah, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

Hachaliah Nehemiah 1:1

How Strong's H2446 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 2 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H2446 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H2446 in the Old Testament

2 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Nehemiah 1:1 KJV

The 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 10:1 KJV

Now those that sealed were, Nehemiah, the Tirshatha, the son of Hachaliah, and Zidkijah,

Usage Excerpts

First 2 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H2446.

Nehemiah 1:1 Old Testament, KJV
The 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 10:1 Old Testament, KJV
Now those that sealed were, Nehemiah, the Tirshatha, the son of Hachaliah, and Zidkijah,

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H2446, grouped by book.

Nehemiah 2 usages, Old Testament

Strong's H2446 FAQ

What does chakalyah (חֲכַלְיָה) mean?

Chakalyah (Strong's H2446) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Hachaliah". Chakalyah (khak-al-yaw') n/p. 1. darkness of Jah 2. Chakaljah, an Israelite

How many times is chakalyah (חֲכַלְיָה) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 2 linked usages for Strong's H2446 across 1 book.

Where can I study chakalyah (חֲכַלְיָה) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H2446 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate chakalyah (חֲכַלְיָה)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as hachaliah. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.