Hadlai — the meaning of the Hebrew name חַדְלַי

חַדְלַי

Chadlay · pronounced khad-lah'-ee · Strong's H2311 · a man

Hadlai means idle.

Built from

חֶדֶל chedel (from, H2309) — rest, i.e. the state of the dead open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

from H2309; idle; Chadlai, an Israelite.

First appearance

2Chr 28:12 Then certain of the heads of the children of Ephraim, Azariah the son of Johanan, Berechiah the son of Meshillemoth, and Jehizkiah the son of Shallum, and Amasa the son of Hadlai, stood up against them that came from the war, (KJV)

Every verse that names Hadlai

1 occurrence in 1 verse — 2 Chronicles

2Chr 28:12

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