Strong's H1806 (Hebrew)[edit | edit source]

Lemma: דְּלָיָה (Dᵉlâyâh)

Pronunciation: del-aw-yaw'

POS: del-aw-yaw' Morph: n-pr-m

Exegesis: or (prolonged) xlit Dᵉlâyâhhûw corrected to Dᵉlâyâhûw; from and ; Jah has delivered;

Definition: or (prolonged) דְּלָיָהוּxlit Dᵉlâyâhhûw corrected to Dᵉlâyâhûw; from דָּלָה and יָהּ; Jah has delivered; Delajah, the name of five Israelites; Dalaiah, Delaiah.

KJV Usage: Dalaiah, Delaiah.

Senses[edit | edit source]

• 1. Dalaiah or Delaiah = "Jehovah has drawn"
• 2. 1) a priest in the time of David, leader of the 23rd course
• 3. 2) a son of Shemaiah, a ruler of Judah in the time of Jeremiah in the court of Jehoiakim
• 4. 3) the head of an exilic family, of uncertain pedigree, claiming to be Israelites in the time of Zerubbabel
• 5. 4) a descendant of Zerubbabel
• 6. 5) the son of Mehetabeel and the father of Shemaiah, a contemporary of Nehemiah

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