פְּלָיָה
pe.la.yah
- Pelaiah
STEPBible TBESH
Glosses: Pelaiah
A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.3.24;
son of: Elioenai (H0454B);
brother of: Hodaviah (H1938), Eliashib (H0475), Akkub (H6126), Johanan (H3110I), Delaiah (H1806) and Anani (H6054)
§ Pelaiah = "Jehovah does wonders"
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
BDB (Brown-Driver-Briggs)
Glosses: Pelaiah
פְּלָיָה n.pr.m 1 Ch 3:24 . (late)