Topic
Helkai
1 passage cited, from 3 classic reference works.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Nehemiah 12:15Easton · ISBE · Nave A priest
Of Harim, Adna; of Meraioth, Helkai;
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 1 references
Smooth-tongued, one of the chief priests in the time of Joiakim (Neh. 12:15).
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 1 references
hel'-ka-i, hel'-ki, hel-ka'-i (chelqay, perhaps an abbreviation for Helkiah, "Yah is my portion." Not in the Septuagint's Codex Vaticanus; Codex L: Chelkias (Ne 12:15)): The head of a priestly house in the days of Joiakim.
In the topical indexes
Nave's Topical Bible (1896) · 1 references, grouped by sub-topic
- → A priest Ne 12:15
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915); Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.