Strong H7041קֵלָיָה

Kelaiah

Transliteration
qêlâyâh
Pronunciation
kay-law-yaw'
Morphology
Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

From H7034; insignificance;
{Kelajah} an Israelite: - Kelaiah.

Meaning of the name

Kelaiah = "Jehovah has dishonoured"

Detailed definition

A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Ezr.10.23; also called Kelita at Ezr.10.23;
Also named: qe.li.ta (קְלִיטָא "Kelita" H7042H)

In the biblical story

Kelaiah

A Levite who married a foreign woman

Kelaiah, also known as Kelita, was a Levite who had married a foreign woman and pledged to put her away during Ezra's reform.

In the Bible

Strong H7041 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • kelaiah1

First verses

  1. Ezra 10:23
    Also of the Levites; Jozabad, and Shimei, and Kelaiah, (the same is Kelita,) Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer.
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