Lexical Definition

‎פְּלָיָה‎ Pᵉlâyâh (pel-aw-yaw') Pelaiah ^N:N-M-P
or פְּלָאיָה Pᵉlâʼyâh (pel-aw-yaw'); from ‎פָּלָא‎ and ‎יָהּ‎; Jah has distinguished

Pelaiah.

• § Pelaiah = "Jehovah does wonders"
• Pelajah, the name of three Israelites

1) son of Elioenai and a descendant of David in the royal line
2) a priest who helped Ezra to expound the law to the people and also sealed the covenant with Nehemiah

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎פְּלָאיָה‎ proper name, masculine Neh 8:7; Neh 10:11*, ᵐ5^L Φαλαιας.

‎פְּלָיָה‎ proper name, masculine (late Assyrian Pi-lîâma Hilpr^{Univ. Pa. Exp. ix. 68}); — 1Chr 3:24, Φαρα, Φαλαια, Φαδια.

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