Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:
(warrior of God). (1) David’s scribe (2 Sam. 8:17). Sheva (2 Sam. 20:25). Shisha (1 Kings 4:3). Shavaha (1 Chron. 18:16). (2) A high priest, slain at Riblah (2 Kings 25:18-21). (3) One who submitted to Gedaliah (2 Kings 25:23). (4) A Judahite (1 Chron. 4:13-14). (5) A Simeonite (1 Chron. 4:35). (6) A returned priest (Ezra 2:2; Neh. 10:2). (7) Ancestor of Ezra (Ezra 7:1). (8) One of the officers who arrested Jeremiah (Jer. 36:26). (9) Jeremiah’s messenger to Babylon (Jer. 51:59-64).
Concise Bible Dictionary:
1. David’s scribe or secretary (2 Sam. 8:17). See SHAVSHA.
2. Son of Azariah, and high priest in the reign of Zedekiah. When Jerusalem was taken by Nebuchadnezzar he was carried to Riblah, and there put to death (2 Kings 25:18; 1 Chron. 6:14; Jer. 52:24).
3. Son of Tanhumeth: a captain in the time of Gedaliah (2 Kings 25:23; Jer. 40:8).
4. Son of Kenaz and brother of Othniel (1 Chron. 4:13-14).
5. Son of Asiel, of the tribe of Simeon (1 Chron. 4:35).
6. A chief man who returned from exile (Ezra 2:2). Supposed, as in the margin, to be called AZARIAH in Nehemiah 7:7.
7. Father of Ezra the scribe (Ezra 7:1).
8. Priest who sealed the covenant (Neh. 10:2).
9. Son of Hilkiah “ruler of the house of God” (Neh. 11:11).
10. Priest who returned from exile (Neh. 12:1,12).
11. Son of Azriel: he was ordered by Jehoiakim to seize Baruch and Jeremiah (Jer. 36:26).
12. Son of Neriah: to him was committed by Jeremiah a roll “written against Babylon,” to be read at Babylon, and then with a stone tied to it, he was to cast it into the Euphrates; and to declare, “Thus shall Babylon sink” (Jer. 51:59-64). In Jeremiah 51:59, instead of “a quiet prince,” it is better translated “chief chamberlain,” as in the margin.
Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:
Meaning:
or Srayahuw {ser-aw-yaw'-hoo}; from 8280 and 3050; Jah has prevailed; Serajah, the name of nine Israelites
Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:
prevailing of Jehovah: prince of Jehovah
Potts’ Bible Proper Names:
God my prince; Jah has prevailed:―name of nine Israelites, 2 Sam. 8:17. {Deus princeps meus}