דְּלָיָ֫הוּ
de.la.yahProper Noun (Masculine)H1806
Delaiah
From: or (prolonged) דְּלָיָהוּxlit Dᵉlâyâhhûw corrected to Dᵉlâyâhûw; from H1802 (דָּלָה) and H3050 (יָהּ); Jah has delivered;
Short Definition
Delajah, the name of five Israelites
Full Lexicon Entry
A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at ; son of: Elioenai (H0454B); brother of: Hodaviah (H1938), Eliashib (H0475), Pelaiah (H6411B), Akkub (H6126), Johanan (H3110I) and Anani (H6054) § Dalaiah or Delaiah = "Jehovah has drawn" 1) a priest in the time of David, leader of the 23rd course 2) a son of Shemaiah, a ruler of Judah in the time of Jeremiah in the court of Jehoiakim 3) the head of an exilic family, of uncertain pedigree, claiming to be Israelites in the time of Zerubbabel 4) a descendant of Zerubbabel 5) the son of Mehetabeel and the father of Shemaiah, a contemporary of Nehemiah
Grammar
Part of Speech Proper Noun (Masculine)
Morphology N:N-M-P
DescriptionProper Noun, Masculine
Occurrences
7 timesAppears 7 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:
1 Chronicles
2
Jeremiah
2
Nehemiah
2
Ezra
1
Key Passages
- 1 Chronicles 24:18
- 1 Chronicles 3:24
- Ezra 2:60
- Jeremiah 36:12
- Jeremiah 36:25
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