Strong H6270עַתְלַי

Athlai

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

Definition

From an unused root meaning to compress;
constringent;
{Athlai} an Israelite: - Athlai.

Meaning of the name

Athlai = "whom Jehovah afflicts"

Detailed definition

A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Ezr.10.28

In the biblical story

Athlai

One of those who agreed to put away foreign wives

Athlai was one of the men who agreed to put away their foreign wives during Ezra's reforms (Ezr 10:28).

In the Bible

Strong H6270 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • athlai1

First verses

  1. Ezra 10:28
    Of the sons also of Bebai; Jehohanan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai.
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