Lexical Definition

‎פִּלְטַי‎ Pilṭay (pil-tah'-ee) Piltai ^N:N-M-P
for ‎פַּלְטִי‎

Piltai.

• § Piltai = "my deliverances"
• Piltai, an Israelite

1) a priest, representative of the priestly house of Moadiah; an exile who returned with Zerubbabel

Extended Information

• A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.12.17

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎פִּלְטָ֑י‎ proper name, masculine priest Neh 12:7, Φελητει, etc.

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

Profile

Male • Returned priest • Head of a priestly family

Man living at the time of Exile and Return

Piltai, the head of the priestly family of Moadiah during the time of Joiakim, the high priest.

• A priest living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.12.17;
• only referred to as Piltai פִּלְטַי.

Piltai is mentioned in Nehemiah 12:17 as the head of the priestly family of Moadiah during the time of Joiakim, the son of Jeshua, who served as the high priest in Jerusalem after the Babylonian exile. Piltai is listed among the heads of the priestly families who were recorded in the days of Joiakim (Nehemiah 12:12-21). This suggests that Piltai was a prominent priest who led his family in their duties and responsibilities within the temple service. The mention of Piltai in this context highlights the importance of the priestly families and their leadership in maintaining the religious life of the Jewish community after the exile.

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