Strong H1806H1806Jדְּלָיָ֫הוּ

Delaiah

One of the 5 senses of Strong H1806

Transliteration
delâyâh delâyâhû
Pronunciation
{del-aw-yaw'} del-aw-yaw'-hoo
Morphology
Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.6.10;
son of: Mehetabel (H4105H);
father of: Shemaiah (H8098S)

Meaning of the name

Dalaiah or Delaiah = "Jehovah has drawn"

General definition

From H1802 adn H3050; Jah has delivered;
{Delajah} the name of five Israelites: - {Dalaiah} Delaiah.

In the biblical story

Delaiah

Father of Shemaiah, who tried to deceive Nehemiah

Delaiah was the father of Shemaiah, who tried to deceive Nehemiah into hiding in the temple. (Neh.6.10)

In the Bible

Strong H1806J appears in 1 verse of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • delaiah1

First verses

  1. Nehemiah 6:10
    Afterward I came unto the house of Shemaiah the son of Delaiah the son of Mehetabeel, who was shut up; and he said, Let us meet together in the house of God, within the temple, and let us shut the doors of the temple: for they will come to slay thee; yea, in the night will they come to slay thee.
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