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Pelaiah

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(distinguished). (1) A Judahite (1 Chron. 3:24²⁴And the sons of Elioenai were, Hodaiah, and Eliashib, and Pelaiah, and Akkub, and Johanan, and Dalaiah, and Anani, seven. (1 Chronicles 3:24)). (2) A co-covenanter (Neh. 8:7; 10:10⁷Also Jeshua, and Bani, and Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodijah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and the Levites, caused the people to understand the law: and the people stood in their place. (Nehemiah 8:7)
¹⁰And their brethren, Shebaniah, Hodijah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan, (Nehemiah 10:10)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

1. Son of Elioenai, a descendant of David (1 Chron. 3:24²⁴And the sons of Elioenai were, Hodaiah, and Eliashib, and Pelaiah, and Akkub, and Johanan, and Dalaiah, and Anani, seven. (1 Chronicles 3:24)).

2. Levite who instructed the people in the law, and who sealed the covenant (Neh. 8:7⁷Also Jeshua, and Bani, and Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodijah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and the Levites, caused the people to understand the law: and the people stood in their place. (Nehemiah 8:7); Neh. 10:10¹⁰And their brethren, Shebaniah, Hodijah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan, (Nehemiah 10:10)).

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

6411 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

Playah

Phonic:

pel-aw-yaw’

Meaning:

or Pla.yah {pel-aw-yaw'}; from 6381 and 3050; Jah has distinguished; Pelajah, the name of three Israelites

KJV Usage:

Pelaiah

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

distinguished of Jah

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

He was wonderful; Jah has distinguished:―name of two Israelites, Neh. 8:7. {Mirabilis fuit}