Strong H8304H8304Gשְׂרָיָהוּ

Seraiah

One of the 8 senses of Strong H8304

Transliteration
ώerâyâh ώerâyâhû
Pronunciation
{ser-aw-yaw'} ser-aw-yaw'-hoo
Morphology
Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.8.17;
father of: Elihoreph (H456) and Ahijah (H281); also called Shavsha at 1Ch.18.16; Sheva(Ketiv: Sheya) at 2Sa.20.25; Shisha at 1Ki.4.3;

Meaning of the name

Seraiah = "Jehovah is ruler"

General definition

From H8280 and H3050; Jah has prevailed;
{Serajah} the name of nine Israelites: - Seraiah.

In the biblical story

Seraiah

David's scribe, also known as Shavsha, Sheva, Sheya, or Shisha

Seraiah, also known as Shavsha, Sheva, Sheya, or Shisha, served as David's scribe during his reign.

In the Bible

Strong H8304G appears in 1 verse of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • seraiah1

First verses

  1. 2 Samuel 8:17
    And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, were the priests; and Seraiah was the scribe;
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