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The same name traced across the biblical canon and the Second Temple texts, side by side.
Helkai (Man living at the time of Exile and Return)
He headed a priestly family in the days of Joiakim the high priest. Nothing further is recorded about him.
First, in plain English
He headed a priestly family in the days of Joiakim the high priest. Nothing further is recorded about him.
Who this is
Helkai was the head of a priestly family in the days of the high priest Joiakim, listed in Nehemiah's roster of priests who had returned from exile with Zerubbabel (Nehemiah 12:15). The list documents the reconstituted priestly courses functioning in the early Second Temple period. Nothing further is recorded about him.
study-bible (ACAI + Tyndale)
The word
H2517
Where it appears
- Nehemiah 12:15
