Given name
Hacaliah
“darkened by Yah”
Hacaliah is a biblical masculine given name, meaning “darkened by Yah.”
Original Hebrewחכליה
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Hacaliah means “darkened by Yah.”
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Where it comes from
Hacaliah is a biblical name from Hebrew.
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How it developed
From the Hebrew verb hakal (חכל), “to be darkened.”
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In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Hacaliah appears in Nehemiah 1:1.
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Hacaliah’s family of names
See also 3
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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“bent”
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Harhaiah
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