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Dalaiah — the meaning of the Hebrew name דְּלָיָה

דְּלָיָה

Dᵉlâyâh · pronounced del-aw-yaw' · Strong's H1806 · a man · also spelled Delaiah

Dalaiah means Jah has delivered.

Built from

דָּלָה dâlâh (from, H1802) — properly, to dangle, i.e. to let down a bucket (for drawing out water) open in the lexicon ›

יָהּ Yâhh (and, H3050) — Jah, the sacred name open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

or (prolonged) דְּלָיָהוּxlit Dᵉlâyâhhûw corrected to Dᵉlâyâhûw; from H1802 and H3050; Jah has delivered; Delajah, the name of five Israelites.

First appearance

1Chr 3:24 And the sons of Elioenai were, Hodaiah, and Eliashib, and Pelaiah, and Akkub, and Johanan, and Dalaiah, and Anani, seven. (KJV)

Every verse that names Dalaiah

7 occurrences in 7 verses — 1 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Jeremiah

1Chr 3:241Chr 24:18Ezra 2:60Neh 6:10Neh 7:62Jer 36:12Jer 36:25

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