Word Summary
Chelqay: an Israelite priest
Original Word: חֶלְקַיTransliteration: Chelqay
Phonetic Spelling: (khel-kah'ee)
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Short Definition: an Israelite priest
Meaning: Helkai -- an Israelite priest
Strong's Concordance
Helkai
From chalaq; apportioned; Chelkai, an Israelite -- Helkai.
see HEBREW chalaq
Brown-Driver-Briggs
H2517. Chelqay
חֶלְקָ֑י proper name, masculine priest, time of Joiakim son of Jeshua, Nehemiah 12:15 (perhaps abbreviated for חלקיהו, (q. v.), ᵐ5L Ξελκιας (B omitted)