HebrewH0345Proper Noun (Masculine)

אַיָּה

ay.yah

6Occurrences
H0345Strong's #
Proper Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

Ajah, the name of two Israelites

the same as H344 (אַיָּה);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at ; son of: Zibeon (H6649H); brother of: Anah (H6034I) § Aiah or Ajah = "falcon" 1) a Horite, son of Zibeon 2) father of Rizpah, Saul's concubine

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Proper Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

N:N-M-P

Full Description

Proper Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

אַיָּה appears 6 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

2 Samuel
4
1 Chronicles
1
Genesis
1

Key Passages

1 Chronicles 1:40BSB

The sons of Shobal: Alvan, Manahath, Ebal, Shepho, and Onam.The sons of Zibeon: Aiah and Anah.

2 Samuel 21:8BSB

But the king took Armoni and Mephibosheth, the two sons whom Rizpah daughter of Aiah had borne to Saul, as well as the five sons whom Merab daughter of Saul had borne to Adriel son of Barzillai the Meholathite.

2 Samuel 21:10BSB

And Rizpah the daughter of Aiah took sackcloth and spread it out for herself on a rock. From the beginning of the harvest until the rain from heaven poured down on the bodies, she did not allow the birds of the air to rest on them by day, nor the beasts of the field by night.

2 Samuel 21:11BSB

When David was told what Saul’s concubine Rizpah, daughter of Aiah, had done,

2 Samuel 3:7BSB

Meanwhile, Saul had a concubine named Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah. So Ish-bosheth questioned Abner, “Why did you sleep with my father’s concubine?”

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