The meaning of “פְּלָיָה”

Understanding Pᵉlâyâh reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.

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Hebrew Text

Strong's Concordance

פְּלָיָה

Phoneticpel-aw-yaw'

TransliterationPᵉlâyâh

Grammar Code

N:N-M-P

Noun

Strong's Definition

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

or פְּלָאיָה Pᵉlâʼyâh (pel-aw-yaw'); from פָּלָא and יָהּ; Jah has distinguished Pelaiah. - § Pelaiah = "Jehovah does wonders" - Pelajah, the name of three Israelites 1) son of Elioenai and a descendant of David in the royal line 2) a priest who helped Ezra to expound the law to the people and also sealed the covenant with Nehemiah

Scripture References

Occurrences in the Bible

3 total references

Reference	Text
1 Chronicles 3:24	“And the sons of Elioenai were, Hodaiah, and Eliashib, and Pelaiah, and Akkub, and Johanan, and Dalaiah, and Anani, seven. ”
Nehemiah 8:7	“Also Jeshua, and Bani, and Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodijah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and the Levites, caused the people to understand the law: and the people stood in their place.”
Nehemiah 10:10	“And their brethren, Shebaniah, Hodijah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan,”

Usage Statistics

Total Occurrences

Most Frequent Book

Nehemiah

Book Distribution

1 Chronicles1

Nehemiah2

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