HebrewH3279Proper Noun (Masculine)
יַעֲלָא
ya.a.la
“Jaalah”
2Occurrences
H3279Strong's #
Proper Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
Jaala or Jaalah, one of the Nethinim
or יַעֲלָה; the same as H3280 (יַעֲלָה) or direct from H3276 (יַעַל);
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at ; also called Jaala at ; § Jaala or Jaalah = "ascending" the head of a family of the descendants of Solomon's slaves who returned from exile with Zerubbabel
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Grammar & Morphology
Part of Speech
Proper Noun (Masculine)
Morphology Code
N:N-M-P
Full Description
Proper Noun, Masculine
Occurrences
יַעֲלָא appears 2 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Ezra
1
Nehemiah
1
Key Passages
Ezra 2:56BSB
the descendants of Jaala,the descendants of Darkon,the descendants of Giddel,
Nehemiah 7:58BSB
the descendants of Jaala,the descendants of Darkon,the descendants of Giddel,
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