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

Extended Information

• A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at Jer.29.21
• father of: Ahab (אַחְאָב)

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}).

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

Profile

Male • Father of Ahab • False prophet in Babylon

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Kolaiah, a false prophet among the exiles in Babylon (Jer.29.21).

• A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at Jer.29.21;
• only referred to as Kolaiah קוֹלָיָה;
• father of Ahab אַחְאָב.

Kolaiah son of Maaseiah was a false prophet among the Jewish exiles in Babylon during the time of Jeremiah. The Lord declared that he and Ahab son of Kolaiah would be delivered into the hands of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, who would put them to death as people watched. Their names would be used in a curse by the exiles, saying, "May the Lord treat you like Zedekiah and Ahab, whom the king of Babylon burned in the fire" (Jer.29.21-22). Kolaiah's false prophecies and immoral behavior led to his disgraceful demise.

All entries for Kolaiah: קוֹלָיָה

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