Bible Person

Helkai

Meaning: same as Helek · Male · 1 cross reference

Helkai is one of the chief priests in the days of Joiakim. He belongs to the post-exilic priestly record in Jerusalem. First appears in Neh 12:15.1

AI summary: Helkai matters because his single cross reference places him within the succession of priestly houses remembered after the return. The entry helps show that restored worship rested on orderly continuity among named priestly families. Taken together, the material presents Helkai as a priestly head in post-exilic Jerusalem.1

Central Figure

Helkai

Meaning: same as Helek

Smooth-tongued, one of the chief priests in the time of Joiakim (Neh.