H6964 קוֹלָיָה (Qôwlâyâh) ko-law-yaw'

Hebrew

Noun (Masculine)

Quick Definition

Kolaiah

Biblical Persons & Places

Kolaiah Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at Jer.29.21; only referred to as Kolaiah (קוֹלָיָה); father of Ahab.

Kolaiah Man living at the time of Exile and Return

A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.11.7; only referred to as Kolaiah (קוֹלָיָה); a son of Maaseiah; father of Pedaiah.

Strong's Definition

Kolajah, the name of two Israelites

Derivation: from H6963 (קוֹל) and H3050 (יָהּ); voice of Jah;

KJV Usage: Kolaiah.

Outline of Biblical Usage

Kolaiah = "voice of Jehovah"

1) father of the false prophet Ahab

2) a Benjamite whose descendants settled in Jerusalem after the return from captivity

3) a Levite in the time of Ezra

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

קוֹלָיָה (qo.la.yah) — Kolaiah. A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.11.7; son of: Maaseiah (H4641U); father of: Pedaiah (H6305L) § Kolaiah = "voice of Jehovah" 1) father of the false prophet Ahab 2) a Benjamite whose descendants settled in Jerusalem after the return from captivity 3) a Levite in the time of Ezra

קוֹלָיָה (qo.la.yah) — Kolaiah. A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at Jer.29.21; father of: Ahab (H0256H) § Kolaiah = "voice of Jehovah" 1) father of the false prophet Ahab 2) a Benjamite whose descendants settled in Jerusalem after the return from captivity 3) a Levite in the time of Ezra

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

קֹולָיָה (H6964)

name · קֹול · יהוה

Names of People

Kolaiah = man; ◄ son of Maaseiah; tribe of Benjamin; ► ancestor of Sallu, after exile

NEH 11:7

Names of People

Kolaiah = man; ► father of Ahab, a false prophet in the time of Jeremiah

JER 29:21

Graham S. Ogden

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

קוֹלָיָה n.pr.m. (voice of י׳) father of proph. Ahab

Benjamite

Levite

base

Bible Occurrences (2)

11:7

29:21

Nehemiah 11:7

From the descendants of Benjamin: Sallu son of Meshullam, the son of Joed, the son of Pedaiah, the son of Kolaiah, the son of Maaseiah, the son of Ithiel, the son of Jeshaiah;

Jeremiah 29:21

This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says about Ahab son of Kolaiah and Zedekiah son of Maaseiah, who are prophesying to you lies... in My name: I will deliver them to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and he will kill them before your very eyes.