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Delaiah

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1806

דְּלָיָ֫הוּ

de.la.yah — 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 5) the son of Mehetabeel and the father of Shemaiah, a contemporary of Nehemiah

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8098

שְׁמַעְיָ֫הוּ

she.ma.yah — Shemaiah

A prophet living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ki.12.22 § Shemaiah = "heard by Jehovah" 1) a prophet of the Lord in the reign of king Rehoboam of Judah 2) the Nehelamite, a false prophet in the time of the prophet Jeremiah 3) father of Delaiah, one of the princes of Judah in the time of the prophet Jeremiah 4) an inhabitant of Kirjathjearim and father of Urijah, a prophet of the Lord in the time of the prophet Jeremiah 5) a Judaite, son of Shechaniah, father of Hattush, and descendant of Zerubbabel 6) a Simeonite, father of Shimri 7) a Reubenite, son of Joel and father of Gog 8) a Merarite Levite, son of Hasshub in the time of Nehemiah 9) a Levite, son of Galal and father of Obadiah 10) a Levite and head of the family of the sons of Elizaphan who were commissioned to bring the ark to Jerusalem in the time of David 11) a Levite and scribe, son of Nethaneel in the time of David 12) a Levite, 1st son of Obed-Edom in the time of David 13) a Levite, descendant of Jeduthun the singer in the time of king Hezekiah of Judah 14) a Levite, one of the messengers of Ezra to Iddo 15) a Levite in the time of king Jehoshaphat of Judah 16) a Levite, one of several in charge of distributing the free will offerings brought to God to their Levite brethren in the time of king Hezekiah of Judah 17) a Levite in the time of king Josiah of Judah 18) head of a family of exiles who returned with Ezra 19) a priest, of the sons of Harim who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra 20) an Israelite of the sons of Harim who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra 21) son of Delaiah, grandson of Mehetabeel, and a false prophet hired by Tobiah and Sanballat to give false guidance to Nehemiah 22) a priest who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah and participated in the dedication of the wall 23) a priest who returned from exile with Zerubbabel 24) a leader of the people at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah 25) grandfather of the priest Zechariah who participated in the dedication of the wall in the time of Nehemiah 26) another of the priests who along with 25 took part in the dedication of the wall in the time of Nehemiah

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H475

אֶלְיָשִׁיב

el.ya.shiv — Eliashib

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), Pelaiah (H6411B), Akkub (H6126), Johanan (H3110I), Delaiah (H1806) and Anani (H6054) § Eliashib = "God restores" 1) a priest in David's reign 2) a descendant of David 3) a high priest in Nehemiah's time 4) a temple singer with foreign wife 5) one of the line of Zattu 6) one of the line of Bani

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6126

עַקּוּב

aq.quv — Akkub

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), Johanan (H3110I), Delaiah (H1806) and Anani (H6054) § Akkub = "insidious" 1) son of Elioenai and descendant of David through Zerubbabel 2) a head of a family returning from exile 3) head of a family of temple slaves returning from exile 4) a Levite gatekeeper 5) a Levite who helped Ezra expound the law to the people 6) a Levite gatekeeper after the return from exile

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1938

הוֹדַוְיָה

ho.dav.yah — Hodaviah

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: Eliashib (H0475), Pelaiah (H6411B), Akkub (H6126), Johanan (H3110I), Delaiah (H1806) and Anani (H6054) Also named: ho.day.va.hu (הוֹדַיְוָהוּ "Hodaiah" H1939) § Hodaviah = "praise ye Jehovah" 1) a man of Manasseh, one of the heads of the half tribe on the east of Jordan 2) a man of Benjamin, son of Has-senuah 3) a Levite, who seems to have given his name to an important family in the tribe

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6054

עֲנָנִי

a.na.ni — Anani

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 Delaiah (H1806) § Anani = "my cloud" the 7th son of Elioenai, descendant of David

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1939

הוֹדַיְוָהוּ

ho.day.va.hu — Hodaiah

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: Eliashib (H0475), Pelaiah (H6411B), Akkub (H6126), Johanan (H3110I), Delaiah (H1806) and Anani (H6054) Another name of ho.dav.yah (הוֹדַוְיָה "Hodaviah" H1938G) § Hodaiah = "praise ye Jehovah" son of the royal line of Judah

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Historical dictionary entry

Freed by Jehovah. (1.) The head of the twenty-third division of the priestly order (1 Chr. 24:18). (2.) A son of Shemaiah, and one of the courtiers to whom Jeremiah’s first roll of prophecy was read (Jer. 36:12). (3.) The head of one of the bands of exiles that returned under Zerubbabel to Jerusalem (Ezra 2:60; Neh. 7:62).

Scripture references

Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.

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