Quick Definition
Delaiah
Biblical Persons & Places
Delaiah
Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.24.18;
only referred to as Delaiah (דְּלָיָ֫הוּ).
Delaiah
Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy
A man from the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.3.24;
only referred to as Delaiah (דְּלָיָ֫הוּ);
son of Elioenai;
a brother of Hodaviah, Eliashib, Pelaiah, Akkub, Johanan and Anani.
Delaiah
Man living at the time of Exile and Return
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.2.60;
only referred to as Delaiah (דְּלָיָ֫הוּ).
Delaiah
Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at Jer.36.12;
only referred to as Delaiah (דְּלָיָ֫הוּ);
a son of Shemaiah.
Delaiah
Man living at the time of Exile and Return
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.6.10;
only referred to as Delaiah (דְּלָיָ֫הוּ);
a son of Mehetabel;
father of Shemaiah.
Strong's Definition
Delajah, the name of five Israelites
Derivation: or (prolonged) דְּלָיָהוּxlit Dᵉlâyâhhûw corrected to Dᵉlâyâhûw; from H1802 (דָּלָה) and H3050 (יָהּ); Jah has delivered;
KJV Usage: Dalaiah, Delaiah.
Outline of Biblical Usage
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
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
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
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
דְּלָיָהוּ / דְּלָיָה
delâyâh / delâyâhû
BDB Definition:
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
Part of Speech: noun proper masculine
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: from H1802 and H3050
Total KJV Occurrences: 7