Aiah

A-i’ah or A i’ah. (clamor).

1. Son of Zibeon, a descendant of Seir and ancestor of one of the wives of Esau, 1Ch 1:40, called in Gen 36:24, Ajah (which means A Iah). He probably died before his father, as the succession fell to his brother Anah.

2. Father of Rizpah, the concubine of Saul. 2Sa 3:7; 2Sa 21:8; 2Sa 21:10-11. (B.C. before 1040).

AIAH or AJAH.

1. Gen 36:24.

2. 2Sa 3:7.

another mode (2Sa 3:7; 2Sa 21:8; 2Sa 21:10-11; 1Ch 1:40) of Anglicizing the name AJAH SEE AJAH (q.v.).

[A’iah]

1. A son of Zibeon, 1Ch 1:40: called AJAH in Gen 36:24.

2. Father of Rizpah, Saul’s concubine. 2Sa 3:7; 2Sa 21:8; 2Sa 21:10-11.

AIAH.—1. Son of Zibeon (Gen 36:24, 1Ch 1:40). 2. Father of Rizpah, Saul’s concubine (2Sa 3:7; 2Sa 21:8; 2Sa 21:10-11).

ā´ya (איּה, ’ayyāh, “falcon”; once in the King James Version Ajah, Gen 36:24): (1) A Horite, son of Zibeon, and brother of Anah, who was father of one of Esau’s wives (Gen 36:24; 1Ch 1:40). (2) Father of Rizpah, a concubine of Saul, about whom Ishbosheth falsely accused Abner (2Sa 3:7), and whose sons were hanged to appease the Gibeonites, whom Saul had wronged (2Sa 21:8-11).