שְׂרָיָהוּ
se.ra.yahProper Noun (Masculine)H8304
Seraiah
From: or שְׂרָיָהוּ; from H8280 (שָׂרָה) and H3050 (יָהּ); Jah has prevailed;
Short Definition
Serajah, the name of nine Israelites
Full Lexicon Entry
A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at ; father of: Elihoreph (H0456) and Ahijah (H0281); also called Shavsha at ; Sheva(Ketiv: Sheya) at ; Shisha at ; § Seraiah = "Jehovah is ruler" 1) the scribe or secretary of ) son of Azariah, father of Jehozadak, and the chief priest in the reign of king Zedekiah of Judah and at the time of the capture of Jerusalem 3) son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite and one of the men who went to Gedaliah, the governor over Judah appointed by Nebuchadnezzar, and gave their oath to serve the king of Babylon 4) a Judaite, son of Kenaz, brother of Othniel, and father of ) a Simeonite, father of Josibiah and grandfather of ) a people of the province who returned from exile with Zerubbabel 6a) maybe the same as 10 7) son of Azariah and father of Ezra the priest and scribe 8) a priest who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah 9) a priest, son of Hilkiah in the time of Nehemiah 10) a priest or Levite who returned from exile with Zerubbabel 10a) probably a priest and the head of a family of priests after the exile. Maybe same as 6 11) son of Meraiah and messenger sent by the prophet Jeremiah to Babylon with a book of his writings 12) son of Azriel and one of the 3 men commanded by king Jehoiakim of Judah to seize Jeremiah and Baruch
Grammar
Part of Speech Proper Noun (Masculine)
Morphology N:N-M-P
DescriptionProper Noun, Masculine
Occurrences
16 timesAppears 16 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:
Jeremiah
5
1 Chronicles
3
Nehemiah
3
2 Kings
2
Ezra
2
Key Passages
- 1 Chronicles 4:13
- 2 Kings 25:18
- Ezra 2:2
- Jeremiah 40:8
- Jeremiah 52:24
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