Delaiah
דְּלָיָ֫הוּStrong’s H1806delayah (de-la-yah)
Appears in 7 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Delayah is the Hebrew word usually translated “delaiah”. It appears in 7 verses of the Old Testament.
“And the sons of Elioenai were, Hodaiah, and Eliashib, and Pelaiah, and Akkub, and Johanan, and Dalaiah, and Anani, seven.”
Meaning
- A priest in the time of David, leader of the 23rd course
- A son of Shemaiah, a ruler of Judah in the time of Jeremiah in the court of Jehoiakim
- The head of an exilic family, of uncertain pedigree, claiming to be Israelites in the time of Zerubbabel
- A descendant of Zerubbabel
- A priest in the time of David, leader of the 23rd course
- A son of Shemaiah, a ruler of Judah in the time of Jeremiah in the court of Jehoiakim
- The head of an exilic family, of uncertain pedigree, claiming to be Israelites in the time of Zerubbabel
- A descendant of Zerubbabel
- The son of Mehetabeel and the father of Shemaiah, a contemporary of Nehemiah
- A priest in the time of David, leader of the 23rd course
- A son of Shemaiah, a ruler of Judah in the time of Jeremiah in the court of Jehoiakim
- The head of an exilic family, of uncertain pedigree, claiming to be Israelites in the time of Zerubbabel
- A descendant of Zerubbabel
- The son of Mehetabeel and the father of Shemaiah, a contemporary of Nehemiah
- A priest in the time of David, leader of the 23rd course
- A son of Shemaiah, a ruler of Judah in the time of Jeremiah in the court of Jehoiakim
- The head of an exilic family, of uncertain pedigree, claiming to be Israelites in the time of Zerubbabel
- A descendant of Zerubbabel
- The son of Mehetabeel and the father of Shemaiah, a contemporary of Nehemiah
- A priest in the time of David, leader of the 23rd course
- A son of Shemaiah, a ruler of Judah in the time of Jeremiah in the court of Jehoiakim
- The head of an exilic family, of uncertain pedigree, claiming to be Israelites in the time of Zerubbabel
- A descendant of Zerubbabel
- The son of Mehetabeel and the father of Shemaiah, a contemporary of Nehemiah
How it's translated
- and delaiah 3
- delaiah 3
- to delaiah 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Chronicles 2
- Nehemiah 2
- Jeremiah 2
- Ezra 1
4 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- 1 Chronicles 24:18The three and twentieth to Delaiah, the four and twentieth to Maaziah.
- Ezra 2:60The children of Delaiah, the children of Tobiah, the children of Nekoda, six hundred fifty and two.
- Nehemiah 6:10Afterward I came unto the house of Shemaiah the son of Delaiah the son of Mehetabeel, who was shut up; and he said, Let us meet together in the house of God, within the temple, and let us shut the doors of the temple: for they will come to slay thee; yea, in the night will they come to slay thee.
- Nehemiah 7:62The children of Delaiah, the children of Tobiah, the children of Nekoda, six hundred forty and two.
- Jeremiah 36:12Then he went down into the king’s house, into the scribe’s chamber: and, lo, all the princes sat there, even Elishama the scribe, and Delaiah the son of Shemaiah, and Elnathan the son of Achbor, and Gemariah the son of Shaphan, and Zedekiah the son of Hananiah, and all the princes.
- Jeremiah 36:25Nevertheless Elnathan and Delaiah and Gemariah had made intercession to the king that he would not burn the roll: but he would not hear them.
Hebrew dictionary
דְּלָיָ֫הוּ delayah · Delaiah
A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.3.24; 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 …
דְּלָיָ֫הוּ delayah · Delaiah
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.24.18 § 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
דְּלָיָ֫הוּ delayah · Delaiah
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.2.60 § 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
דְּלָיָ֫הוּ delayah · Delaiah
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.6.10; son of: Mehetabel (H4105H); father of: Shemaiah (H8098S) § 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
דְּלָיָ֫הוּ delayah · Delaiah
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at Jer.36.12; son of: Shemaiah (H8098Z) § 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
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.