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ḥăxalyā חֲכַלְיָה ‘Hacaliah’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from the base of ḥaxlīlī חַכְלִילִי ‘dull’ and yāh יָהּ ‘YH--’
Roots: חכליל יה

ḥăxalyā pr n m pers
Hachaliah = "whom Jehovah enlightens"
1) the father of Nehemiah

Mentioned in Nehemiah 1:1, 10:2

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Editorial Lead of the English section: M. Hardy (ENS, IBC).
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