Reaiah
רְאָיָהStrong’s H7211reayah (re-a-yah)
Appears in 4 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Reayah is the Hebrew word usually translated “reaiah”. It appears in 4 verses of the Old Testament.
“And Reaiah the son of Shobal begat Jahath; and Jahath begat Ahumai, and Lahad. These are the families of the Zorathites.”
Meaning
- A descendant of Shobal the son of Judah
- A Reubenite, son of Micah and father of Baal
- A progenitor of a family of temple slaves who returned from exile with Zerubbabel
- A descendant of Shobal the son of Judah
- A Reubenite, son of Micah and father of Baal
- A progenitor of a family of temple slaves who returned from exile with Zerubbabel
How it's translated
- reaiah 3
- and reaiah 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Chronicles 2
- Ezra 1
- Nehemiah 1
3 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
Hebrew dictionary
רְאָיָה reayah · Reaiah
A man of the tribe of Reuben living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.5.5; son of: Micah (H4318I); father of: Baal (H1168) § Reaia or Reaiah = "Jehovah has seen" 1) a descendant of Shobal the son of Judah 2) a Reubenite, son of Micah and father of Baal 3) a progenitor of a family of temple slaves who returned from exile with Zerubbabel
רְאָיָה reayah · Reaiah
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.2.47 § Reaia or Reaiah = "Jehovah has seen" 1) a descendant of Shobal the son of Judah 2) a Reubenite, son of Micah and father of Baal 3) a progenitor of a family of temple slaves who returned from exile with Zerubbabel
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.