דְּלָיָ֫הוּ

de.la.yahDelaiah

hebrewOld TestamentName of a man7 occurrences4 books7 verses

This name belongs to 5 different people in the Bible:

Delaiah: Priest in charge of the twenty-third division
Delaiah: Descendant of David through Jeconiah
Delaiah: Ancestor of a family that returned from exile
Delaiah: Official during King Jehoiakim's reign
Delaiah: Father of Shemaiah, who tried to deceive Nehemiah

Definition

or (prolonged) דְּלָיָהוּxlit Dᵉlâyâhhûw corrected to Dᵉlâyâhûw; from H1802 and H3050; Jah has delivered; Delajah, the name of five Israelites
Traditional renderings: Dalaiah, Delaiah.

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Occurrences

7 total

1 Chronicles 3:24וּדְלָיָ֛ה · Delaiah
The sons of Elioenai: Hodaviah, Eliashib, Pelaiah, Akkub, Johanan, Delaiah, and Anani—seven in all.
1 Chronicles 24:18לִדְלָיָ֙הוּ֙ · to Delaiah
…the twenty-third to Delaiah, and the twenty-fourth to Maaziah.
Ezra 2:60דְלָיָ֥ה · of Delaiah
…the descendants of Delaiah, the descendants of Tobiah, and the descendants of Nekoda, 652 in all.
Nehemiah 6:10דְּלָיָ֛ה · of Delaiah
Later, I went to the house of Shemaiah son of Delaiah, the son of Mehetabel, who was confined to his house. He said: “Let us meet at the house of God inside the temple. Let us shut the temple doors because they are coming to kill you—by night they are coming to kill you!”
Nehemiah 7:62דְלָיָ֥ה · of Delaiah
…the descendants of Delaiah, the descendants of Tobiah, and the descendants of Nekoda, 642 in all.
Jeremiah 36:12וּדְלָיָ֣הוּ · Delaiah
…he went down to the scribe’s chamber in the king’s palace, where all the officials were sitting: Elishama the scribe, Delaiah son of Shemaiah, Elnathan son of Achbor, Gemariah son of Shaphan, Zedekiah son of Hananiah, and all the other officials.
Jeremiah 36:25וּדְלָיָ֤הוּ · Delaiah
Even though Elnathan, Delaiah, and Gemariah urged the king not to burn the scroll, he would not listen to them.