HebrewH6411Proper Noun (Masculine)
פְּלָאיָה
pe.la.yah
“Pelaiah”
2Occurrences
H6411Strong's #
Proper Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
Pelajah, the name of three Israelites
or פְּלָאיָה; from H6381 (פָּלָא) and H3050 (יָהּ); Jah has distinguished;
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at § Pelaiah = "Jehovah does wonders" 1) son of Elioenai and a descendant of David in the royal line 2) a priest who helped Ezra to expound the law to the people and also sealed the covenant with Nehemiah
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Grammar & Morphology
Part of Speech
Proper Noun (Masculine)
Morphology Code
N:N-M-P
Full Description
Proper Noun, Masculine
Occurrences
פְּלָאיָה appears 2 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
1 Chronicles
1
Nehemiah
1
Key Passages
1 Chronicles 3:24BSB
The sons of Elioenai:Hodaviah, Eliashib, Pelaiah, Akkub, Johanan, Delaiah, and Anani—seven in all.
Nehemiah 8:7BSB
The Levites—Jeshua, Bani, Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, and Pelaiah—instructed the people in the Law as they stood in their places.
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