דְּלָיָה
Transliteration
dᵊlāyâ
Pronunciation
del-aw-yaw'
Part of Speech
proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From דָּלָה (H1802) and יָהּ (H3050)
Strong’s Definitions

דְּלָיָה Dᵉlâyâh, del-aw-yaw'; or (prolonged) דְּלָיָהוּ Dᵉlâyâhûwxlit Dᵉlâyâhhûw corrected to Dᵉlâyâhûw; from H1802 and H3050; Jah has delivered; Delajah, the name of five Israelites:—Dalaiah, Delaiah.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 7x

The KJV translates Strong's H1806 in the following manner: Delaiah (6x), Dalaiah (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 7x
The KJV translates Strong's H1806 in the following manner: Delaiah (6x), Dalaiah (1x).

  1. 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

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
דְּלָיָה Dᵉlâyâh, del-aw-yaw'; or (prolonged) דְּלָיָהוּ Dᵉlâyâhûwxlit Dᵉlâyâhhûw corrected to Dᵉlâyâhûw; from H1802 and H3050; Jah has delivered; Delajah, the name of five Israelites:—Dalaiah, Delaiah.
STRONGS H1806: Abbreviations
† דְּלָיָ֫הוּ, דְּלָיָה proper name, masculine (Yah(u) hath drawn) —
1. דְּלָיָהוּ,
a. a priest, contemporary of David, 1 Chronicles 24:18.
b. a prince of Judah, contemporary of Jeremiah Jeremiah 36:12,25.
2. דְּלָיָה,
a. head of a family contemporary with Zerubbabel Ezra 2:60 = Nehemiah 7:62.
b. descendant of Zerubbabel. 1 Chronicles 3:24.
c. father of contemporary of Nehemiah Nehemiah 6:10.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

1 Chronicles

3:24; 24:18

Ezra

2:60

Nehemiah

6:10; 7:62

Jeremiah

36:12; 36:25