Pelaiah
פְּלָאיָהStrong’s H6411pelayah (pe-la-yah)
Appears in 3 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Pelayah is the Hebrew word usually translated “pelaiah”. It appears in 3 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
- Son of Elioenai and a descendant of David in the royal line
- A priest who helped Ezra to expound the law to the people and also sealed the covenant with Nehemiah
- Son of Elioenai and a descendant of David in the royal line
- A priest who helped Ezra to expound the law to the people and also sealed the covenant with Nehemiah
How it's translated
- pelaiah 2
- and pelaiah 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Nehemiah 2
- 1 Chronicles 1
2 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Nehemiah 8:7Also Jeshua, and Bani, and Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodijah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and the Levites, caused the people to understand the law: and the people stood in their place.
- Nehemiah 10:10And their brethren, Shebaniah, Hodijah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan,
Hebrew dictionary
פְּלָאיָה pelayah · Pelaiah
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Neh.8.7 § 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
פְּלָיָה pelayah · Pelaiah
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), Akkub (H6126), Johanan (H3110I), Delaiah (H1806) and Anani (H6054) § 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
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.