Strong H8304H8304Hשְׂרָיָהוּ

Seraiah

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

Definition

A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.25.18;
son of: Azariah (H5838L);
father of: Jehozadak (H3087) and Ezra (H5830)

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

High priest during the reign of Zedekiah

Seraiah served as the high priest during the reign of King Zedekiah and was executed by the Babylonians after the fall of Jerusalem.

In the Bible

Strong H8304H appears in 5 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

seraiah5

First verses

2 Kings 25:18
And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door:
1 Chronicles 6:14
And Azariah begat Seraiah, and Seraiah begat Jehozadak,
Ezra 7:1
Now after these things, in the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Ezra the son of Seraiah, the son of Azariah, the son of Hilkiah,
Nehemiah 11:11
Seraiah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, was the ruler of the house of God.
Jeremiah 52:24
And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door:

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