NAVE: Delaiah
EBD: Delaiah
SMITH: DELAIAH
ISBE: DELAIAH
Delaiah
In Bible versions:
Delaiah: NET AVS NIV NRSV NASB TEVson of Eli-O-Enai (Hananiah Zerubbabel David Judah)
chief of a division of priests serving in David's sanctuary
head of a clan of returnees lacking proof of being Israelites
son of Mehetabel; father of Shemaiah who tempted Nehemiah
son of Shemaiah; a prince of Judah under Jehoiakim
NET Glossary: Array
Hebrew
Strongs #01806: hyld D@layah or (prolonged) whyld D@layahhuw
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
1806 Dlayah del-aw-yaw'
or (prolonged) Dlayahhuw {del-aw-yaw'-hoo}; from 1802 and 3050; Jah has delivered; Delajah, the name of five Israelites: KJV -- Dalaiah, Delaiah.see HEBREW for 01802
see HEBREW for 03050
Delaiah [nave]
DELAIAH1. Head of the twenty-third division of the priestly order, 1 Chr. 24:18.
2. A prince of Judah, Jer. 36:12, 25.
3. A progenitor of certain Babylonish captives, Ezra 2:60; Neh. 7:62.
4. Father of a false prophet, Neh. 6:10.
5. A descendant of the royal line of Judah. Called also Dalaiah, 1 Chr. 3:24.
Delaiah [ebd]
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).
DELAIAH [smith]
(freed by Jehovah).- A priest in the time of David, leader of the twenty-third course of priests. (1 Chronicles 24:18) (B.C. 1014.)
- "Children of Delaiah" were among the people of uncertain pedigree who returned from Babylon with Zerubbabel. (Ezra 2:60; Nehemiah 7:62) (B.C. 536.)
- Son of Mehetabeel and father of Shemaiah. (Nehemiah 6:10) (B.C. before 410.)
- Son of Shemaiah, one of the "princes" about the court of Jehoiakim. (Jeremiah 36:12,25) (B.C. 604.)
DELAIAH [isbe]
DELAIAH - de-la'-ya (delayah, "God has raised"):(1) A descendant of David (1 Ch 3:24; the King James Version "Dalaiah").
(2) One of David's priests and leader of the 23rd course (1 Ch 24:18).
(3) One of the princes who pleaded with Jehoiakim not to destroy the roll containing the prophecies of Jeremiah (Jer 36:12,25).
(4) The ancestor of a post-exilic family whose genealogy was lost (Ezr 2:60; Neh 7:62; 1 Esdras 5:37 margin).
See DALAN.
(5) The father of timorous Shemaiah (Neh 6:10).
