Lexical Definition

‎פְּלַטְיָה‎ Pᵉlaṭyâh (pel-at-yaw') Pelatiah ^N:N-M-P
or פְּלַטְיָהוּ Pᵉlaṭyâhûw (pel-atyaw'-hoo); from ‎פָּלַט‎ and ‎יָהּ‎; Jah has delivered

Pelatiah.

• § Pelatiah = "Jehovah delivers"
• Pelatjah, the name of four Israelites

1) son of Hananiah and grandson of Zerubbabel
2) a Simeonite in the days of king Hezekiah of Judah who was one of the captains of 500 men who defeated the Amalekites who had escaped
3) one of the heads of the people who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah
4) son of Benaiah and one of the princes of the people against whom Ezekiel was ordered to prophesy doom

Extended Information

• A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.10.22

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎פְּלֵטְיָ֫הוּ‎, ‎פְּלַטְיָה‎ proper name, masculine Φαλτιας, Φαλεττι(α), etc.: —

1. ‎יָהוּ‎-, a prince of people Ezek 11:1; Ezek 11:13.

2. ‎יָה‎-, grandson of Zerubbabel 1Chr 3:21, perhaps = Neh 10:23*.

3. ‎יָה‎-, Simeonite 1Chr 4:42.

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

Profile

Male • Returned priest • Priest who signed Nehemiah's covenant

Man living at the time of Exile and Return

Pelatiah, a priest who signed the covenant during Nehemiah's time.

• A priest living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.10.22;
• only referred to as Pelatiah פְּלַטְיָה.

Pelatiah was one of the priests who signed the covenant during the time of Nehemiah, according to Nehemiah 10:22. The covenant was a commitment by the people to follow God's law and support the temple service. As a priest, Pelatiah would have had a significant role in the religious life of the community. His signing of the covenant indicates his support for the spiritual reforms and his dedication to upholding the law.

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