Lexical Definition

‎קוֹלָיָה‎ Qôwlâyâh (ko-law-yaw') Kolaiah ^N:N-M-P
from ‎קוֹל‎ and ‎יָהּ‎; voice of Jah

Kolaiah.

• § Kolaiah = "voice of Jehovah"
• Kolajah, the name of two Israelites

1) father of the false prophet Ahab
2) a Benjamite whose descendants settled in Jerusalem after the return from captivity
3) a Levite in the time of Ezra

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎קוֺלָיָה‎ proper name, masculine (voice of ‎׳‎‎י‎); —

1. father of prophet Ahab Jer 29:21.

2. Benjamite Neh 11:7 Κοδια, A Κωλεια, ᵐ5^L Κολεια. Probably also

3. Levite Ezra 10:23, ᵑ0 ‎קֵלָיָה‎ but Κωλεια, A Κωλαα (compare Gray^{Prop. N. 297}).

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