Pelaliah — the meaning of the Hebrew name פְּלַלְיָה

פְּלַלְיָה

Pᵉlalyâh · pronounced pel-al-yaw' · Strong's H6421 · a man

Pelaliah means Jah has judged.

Built from

פָּלַל pâlal (from, H6419) — to judge (officially or mentally) open in the lexicon ›

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

Strong's definition

from H6419 and H3050; Jah has judged; Pelaljah, an Israelite.

First appearance

Neh 11:12 And their brethren that did the work of the house were eight hundred twenty and two: and Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of Pelaliah, the son of Amzi, the son of Zechariah, the son of Pashur, the son of Malchiah, (KJV)

Every verse that names Pelaliah

1 occurrence in 1 verse — Nehemiah

Neh 11:12

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