Strong H5724עַדְלָ֑י

Adlai

Transliteration
‛adlay
Pronunciation
ad-lah'ee
Morphology
Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

Probably from an unused root of uncertain meaning;
{Adlai} an Israelite: - Adlai.

Meaning of the name

Adlai = "justice of Jehovah"

Detailed definition

A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.27.29;
father of: Shaphat (H8202K)

In the biblical story

Adlai

Overseer of King David's herds in the valleys

Adlai was responsible for overseeing King David's herds that were pastured in the valleys.

In the Bible

Strong H5724 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • adlai1

First verses

  1. 1 Chronicles 27:29
    And over the herds that fed in Sharon was Shitrai the Sharonite: and over the herds that were in the valleys was Shaphat the son of Adlai:
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