H6411: פְּלָיָה
Pᵉlâyâh · pronounced pel-aw-yaw' · “Pelaiah”
Definition
Pelajah, the name of three Israelites
KJV translates it as: Pelaiah.
Word origin: or פְּלָאיָה; from H6381 (פָּלָא) and H3050 (יָהּ); Jah has distinguished;
Extended definition
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
§ 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
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H6411 is translated
- pelaiah ×3
Bible verses with H6411 (Pᵉlâyâh)
Pᵉlâyâh appears in 3 verses.
- 1 Chronicles 3:24
And the sons of Elioenai were, Hodaiah, and Eliashib, and Pelaiah, and Akkub, and Johanan, and Dalaiah, and Anani, seven.
- Nehemiah 8:7
Also 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 10:10
And their brethren, Shebaniah, Hodijah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan,