The meaning of “דְּלָיָה”
Understanding Dᵉlâyâh reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
or (prolonged) דְּלָיָהוּ Dᵉlâyâhûw (del-aw-yaw'-hoo); from דָּלָה and יָהּ; Jah has delivered Dalaiah, Delaiah. - § Dal...
דְּלָיָה
or (prolonged) דְּלָיָהוּ Dᵉlâyâhûw (del-aw-yaw'-hoo); from דָּלָה and יָהּ; Jah has delivered Dalaiah, Delaiah. - § Dalaiah or Delaiah = "Jehovah has drawn" - Delajah, the name of five Israelites 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
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Chronicles 24:18 | “The three and twentieth to Delaiah, the four and twentieth to Maaziah.” Word: דְּלָיָה (Dᵉlâyâh) | |
| Ezra 2:60 | “The children of Delaiah, the children of Tobiah, the children of Nekoda, six hundred fifty and two.” Word: דְּלָיָה (Dᵉlâyâh) | |
| Nehemiah 7:62 | “The children of Delaiah, the children of Tobiah, the children of Nekoda, six hundred forty and two.” Word: דְּלָיָה (Dᵉlâyâh) | |
| Jeremiah 36:25 | “Nevertheless Elnathan and Delaiah and Gemariah had made intercession to the king that he would not burn the roll: but he would not hear them.” Word: דְּלָיָה (Dᵉlâyâh) |