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Heldai

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(worldly). (1) Captain of 12th course (1 Chron. 27:15¹⁵The twelfth captain for the twelfth month was Heldai the Netophathite, of Othniel: and in his course were twenty and four thousand. (1 Chronicles 27:15)). (2) One who returned (Zech. 6:10¹⁰Take of them of the captivity, even of Heldai, of Tobijah, and of Jedaiah, which are come from Babylon, and come thou the same day, and go into the house of Josiah the son of Zephaniah; (Zechariah 6:10)). Helem (Zech. 6:14¹⁴And the crowns shall be to Helem, and to Tobijah, and to Jedaiah, and to Hen the son of Zephaniah, for a memorial in the temple of the Lord. (Zechariah 6:14)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

1. A Netophathite, a descendant of Othniel, and one of David’s captains (1 Chron. 27:15¹⁵The twelfth captain for the twelfth month was Heldai the Netophathite, of Othniel: and in his course were twenty and four thousand. (1 Chronicles 27:15)).

2. One who returned from exile (Zech. 6:10¹⁰Take of them of the captivity, even of Heldai, of Tobijah, and of Jedaiah, which are come from Babylon, and come thou the same day, and go into the house of Josiah the son of Zephaniah; (Zechariah 6:10), probably the same as HELEM in Zech. 6:14¹⁴And the crowns shall be to Helem, and to Tobijah, and to Jedaiah, and to Hen the son of Zephaniah, for a memorial in the temple of the Lord. (Zechariah 6:14)), who apparently had gold and silver of which crowns were made, to be “for a memorial in the temple of the Lord.”

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

2469 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

Chelday

Phonic:

khel-dah’-ee

Meaning:

from 2466; worldliness; Cheldai, the name of two Israelites

KJV Usage:

Heldai

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

my times

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

Thick; fleshy; worldly; enduring; long-lived:―name of two Israelites, 1 Chron. 27:15. {Crassus}