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Strong's H2518 חִלְקִיָּה (chilqiah)

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

Same number, other testament: Strong's G2518 — katheudo in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H2518
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 31
Books 7

Strong's H2518 Quick Answer

Strong's H2518 חִלקִיָה חִלקִיָהוּ (Chilqiyah) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Chilqiyah (khil-kee-yaw') (or Chilqiyahuw {khil-kee-yaw'-hoo}') n/p. 1. portion of Jah 2. Chilhijah, the name of eight Israelites It has 31 linked Bible usages across 7 books. Visible English usage signals include son, hilkiah, shaphan, king, and scribe. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
Chilqiyah (khil-kee-yaw') (or Chilqiyahuw {khil-kee-yaw'-hoo}') n/p. 1. portion of Jah 2. Chilhijah, the name of eight Israelites
Usage
31 linked usages
Books
7 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
son, hilkiah, shaphan, king, and scribe

Meaning and Definition

Chilqiyah (khil-kee-yaw') (or Chilqiyahuw {khil-kee-yaw'-hoo}') n/p. 1. portion of Jah 2. Chilhijah, the name of eight Israelites [from H2506 and H3050] KJV: Hillkiah. Root(s): H2506, H3050

Original Word
חִלקִיָה חִלקִיָהוּ
Transliteration
Chilqiyah
Derivation
First root strongs: 2506 Second root strongs: 3050
Morphology
name

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H2518. 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)

Hilkiah

Usage: A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.18.18;

father of: Eliakim (H0471) § Hilkiah = "my portion is Jehovah" 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

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English Usage Signals

Frequent English words from the visible usage excerpts. These are not a replacement for the original-language definition, but they make the usage pattern easier to scan.

son hilkiah shaphan king scribe priest house book lord eliakim came shebna

How Strong's H2518 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 31 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H2518 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 H2518 in the Old Testament

31 indexed usages in Old Testament.

2 Kings 18:18 KJV

And when they had called to the king, there came out to them Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, which was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph the recorder.

2 Kings 18:26 KJV

Then said Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, and Shebna, and Joah, unto Rabshakeh, Speak, I pray thee, to thy servants in the Syrian language; for we understand it: and talk not with us in the Jews' language in the ears of the people that are on the wall.

2 Kings 18:37 KJV

Then came Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, which was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph the recorder, to Hezekiah with their clothes rent, and told him the words of Rabshakeh.

Usage Excerpts

First 31 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H2518.

2 Kings 18:18 Old Testament, KJV
And when they had called to the king, there came out to them Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, which was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph the recorder.
2 Kings 18:26 Old Testament, KJV
Then said Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, and Shebna, and Joah, unto Rabshakeh, Speak, I pray thee, to thy servants in the Syrian language; for we understand it: and talk not with us in the Jews' language in the ears of the people that are on the wall.
2 Kings 18:37 Old Testament, KJV
Then came Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, which was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph the recorder, to Hezekiah with their clothes rent, and told him the words of Rabshakeh.
2 Kings 22:4 Old Testament, KJV
Go up to Hilkiah the high priest, that he may sum the silver which is brought into the house of the LORD, which the keepers of the door have gathered of the people:
2 Kings 22:8 Old Testament, KJV
And Hilkiah the high priest said unto Shaphan the scribe, I have found the book of the law in the house of the LORD. And Hilkiah gave the book to Shaphan, and he read it.
2 Kings 22:10 Old Testament, KJV
And Shaphan the scribe shewed the king, saying, Hilkiah the priest hath delivered me a book. And Shaphan read it before the king.
2 Kings 22:12 Old Testament, KJV
And the king commanded Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Achbor the son of Michaiah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asahiah a servant of the king's, saying,
2 Kings 22:14 Old Testament, KJV
So Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam, and Achbor, and Shaphan, and Asahiah, went unto Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas, keeper of the wardrobe; (now she dwelt in Jerusalem in the college;) and they communed with her.
2 Kings 23:4 Old Testament, KJV
And the king commanded Hilkiah the high priest, and the priests of the second order, and the keepers of the door, to bring forth out of the temple of the LORD all the vessels that were made for Baal, and for the grove, and for all the host of heaven: and he burned them without Jerusalem in the fields of Kidron, and carried the ashes of them unto Bethel.
2 Kings 23:24 Old Testament, KJV
Moreover the workers with familiar spirits, and the wizards, and the images, and the idols, and all the abominations that were spied in the land of Judah and in Jerusalem, did Josiah put away, that he might perform the words of the law which were written in the book that Hilkiah the priest found in the house of the LORD.
1 Chronicles 6:13 Old Testament, KJV
And Shallum begat Hilkiah, and Hilkiah begat Azariah,
1 Chronicles 6:45 Old Testament, KJV
The son of Hashabiah, the son of Amaziah, the son of Hilkiah,
1 Chronicles 9:11 Old Testament, KJV
And Azariah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the ruler of the house of God;
1 Chronicles 26:11 Old Testament, KJV
Hilkiah the second, Tebaliah the third, Zechariah the fourth: all the sons and brethren of Hosah were thirteen.
2 Chronicles 34:9 Old Testament, KJV
And when they came to Hilkiah the high priest, they delivered the money that was brought into the house of God, which the Levites that kept the doors had gathered of the hand of Manasseh and Ephraim, and of all the remnant of Israel, and of all Judah and Benjamin; and they returned to Jerusalem.
2 Chronicles 34:14 Old Testament, KJV
And when they brought out the money that was brought into the house of the LORD, Hilkiah the priest found a book of the law of the LORD given by Moses.
2 Chronicles 34:15 Old Testament, KJV
And Hilkiah answered and said to Shaphan the scribe, I have found the book of the law in the house of the LORD. And Hilkiah delivered the book to Shaphan.
2 Chronicles 34:18 Old Testament, KJV
Then Shaphan the scribe told the king, saying, Hilkiah the priest hath given me a book. And Shaphan read it before the king.
2 Chronicles 34:20 Old Testament, KJV
And the king commanded Hilkiah, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Abdon the son of Micah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah a servant of the king's, saying,
2 Chronicles 34:22 Old Testament, KJV
And Hilkiah, and they that the king had appointed, went to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tikvath, the son of Hasrah, keeper of the wardrobe; (now she dwelt in Jerusalem in the college:) and they spake to her to that effect.
2 Chronicles 35:8 Old Testament, KJV
And his princes gave willingly unto the people, to the priests, and to the Levites: Hilkiah and Zechariah and Jehiel, rulers of the house of God, gave unto the priests for the passover offerings two thousand and six hundred small cattle and three hundred oxen.
Ezra 7:1 Old Testament, KJV
Now after these things, in the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Ezra the son of Seraiah, the son of Azariah, the son of Hilkiah,
Nehemiah 8:4 Old Testament, KJV
And Ezra the scribe stood upon a pulpit of wood, which they had made for the purpose; and beside him stood Mattithiah, and Shema, and Anaiah, and Urijah, and Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, on his right hand; and on his left hand, Pedaiah, and Mishael, and Malchiah, and Hashum, and Hashbadana, Zechariah, and Meshullam.
Nehemiah 11:11 Old Testament, KJV
Seraiah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, was the ruler of the house of God.
Nehemiah 12:7 Old Testament, KJV
Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah. These were the chief of the priests and of their brethren in the days of Jeshua.
Nehemiah 12:21 Old Testament, KJV
Of Hilkiah, Hashabiah; of Jedaiah, Nethaneel.
Isaiah 22:20 Old Testament, KJV
And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will call my servant Eliakim the son of Hilkiah:
Isaiah 36:3 Old Testament, KJV
Then came forth unto him Eliakim, Hilkiah's son, which was over the house, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah, Asaph's son, the recorder.
Isaiah 36:22 Old Testament, KJV
Then came Eliakim, the son of Hilkiah, that was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah, the son of Asaph, the recorder, to Hezekiah with their clothes rent, and told him the words of Rabshakeh.
Jeremiah 1:1 Old Testament, KJV
The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, of the priests that were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin:
Jeremiah 29:3 Old Testament, KJV
By the hand of Elasah the son of Shaphan, and Gemariah the son of Hilkiah, (whom Zedekiah king of Judah sent unto Babylon to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon) saying,

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H2518, grouped by book.

2 Kings 10 usages, Old Testament
1 Chronicles 4 usages, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 7 usages, Old Testament
Ezra 1 usage, Old Testament
Nehemiah 4 usages, Old Testament
Isaiah 3 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 2 usages, Old Testament

Strong's H2518 FAQ

What does chilqiah (חִלְקִיָּה) mean?

Chilqiah (Strong's H2518) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Hillkiah". Chilqiyah (khil-kee-yaw') (or Chilqiyahuw {khil-kee-yaw'-hoo}') n/p. 1. portion of Jah 2. Chilhijah, the name of eight Israelites

How many times is chilqiah (חִלְקִיָּה) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 31 linked usages for Strong's H2518 across 7 books.

Where can I study chilqiah (חִלְקִיָּה) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H2518 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate chilqiah (חִלְקִיָּה)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as son, hilkiah, shaphan, king, scribe, and priest. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.