Lexical Definition

‎סִיעָא‎ Çîyʻâʼ (see-ah') Siaha ^N:N-M-P
or סִיעֲהָא Çîyʻăhâʼ (see-ah-haw'); from an unused root meaning to converse; congregation

Sia, Siaha.

• § Sia or Siaha = "departing"
• Sia or Siaha, one of the Nethinim

1) ancestor of a family of temple slaves who returned from exile with Zerubbabel

Extended Information

• A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.2.44 also called Sia at Neh.7.47

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎סִיעָא‎, ‎סִיעֲהָא‎ proper name, masculine ‎בְּנֵיסִֿיעָא‎ returned exiles Neh 7:47 = ‎בְּנֵיסִֿיעֲהָא‎ Ezra 2:44 ᵐ5 Nehemiah Ασουια ‎א‎ Ιασουια, A Σιαια, ᵐ5^L Ιωσιου; ᵐ5 Ezra Σωηλ, A Ασαα, ᵐ5^L Ιωσια.

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

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Male • Returned from exile • Ancestor of a family of temple servants who returned from exile.

Man living at the time of Exile and Return

Siaha (or Sia) was the ancestor of a family of temple servants who returned to Jerusalem from the Babylonian exile.

• A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.2.44;
• referred to as Siaha or Sia סִיעָא.

Siaha (or Sia) is mentioned in Ezra 2:44 and Nehemiah 7:47 as the ancestor of a family of temple servants (Nethinim) who were among the exiles that returned to Jerusalem from Babylon. The temple servants were a group of people assigned to assist the Levites in the maintenance and service of the temple. Siaha's descendants are listed among the temple servants who returned to Jerusalem, indicating that they had a hereditary role in serving at the temple. The return of Siaha's family, along with other exiles, was part of the restoration of Jerusalem and the rebuilding of the temple after the Babylonian captivity.

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