hebrew #8304 - שְׂרָיָה Serayah or Serayahu ("Yah persists")
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance Seraiah Or Srayahuw {ser-aw-yaw'-hoo}; from sarah and Yahh; Jah has prevailed; Serajah, the name of nine Israelites -- Seraiah. see HEBREW sarah see HEBREW Yahh Englishman's Concordance Seraiah=“Jehovah is ruler” 1) the scribe or secretary of David 2) son of Azariah, father of Jehozadak, and the chief priest in the reign of king Zedekiah of Judah and at the time of the capture of Jerusalem 3) son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite and one of the men who went to Gedaliah, the governor over Judah appointed by Nebuchadnezzar, and gave their oath to serve the king of Babylon 4) a Judaite, son of Kenaz, brother of Othniel, and father of Joab 5) a Simeonite, father of Josibiah and grandfather of Jehu 6) a people of the province who returned from exile with Zerubbabel 6a) maybe the same as 10 7) son of Azariah and father of Ezra the priest and scribe 8) a priest who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah 9) a priest, son of Hilkiah in the time of Nehemiah 10) a priest or Levite who returned from exile with Zerubbabel 10a) probably a priest and the head of a family of priests after 11) son of Meraiah and messenger sent by the prophet Jeremiah to Babylon with a book of his writings 12) son of Azriel and one of the 3 men commanded by king Jehoiakim of Judah to seize Jeremiah and Baruch Part of Speech: noun proper masculine Brown-Driver-Briggsשְׂרָיָה(וּׅproper name, masculine (׳יpersisteth DrHast. DB. ii. 530 JACOB); — usually Σαραια(ς); — שְׂרָיָה: 1secretary of David2 Samuel 8:17, but ᵐ5BΑσα, "" שיא2 Samuel 20:25 Kt (שְׁוָא Qr), שַׁוְשָׁא1 Chronicles 18:16 (in both Ἰησοῦς, ᵐ5LΣουσα), שִׁישָׁא1 Kings 4:3 (Σαβα, A Σεισα, ᵐ5LΣαφατ); originally in all probably ששא We Dr Klo (Sausa), HPS (שושא), Now (Šoša), Bu. 2chief priest2 Kings 25:18=Jeremiah 52:24. 3a captain2 Kings 25:23; Jeremiah 40:8; Jeremiah 51:59 (twice in verse); Jeremiah 51:61. 4. a.son of Kenaz1 Chronicles 4:13,14. b.name in Simeon1 Chronicles 4:35. c.Levite name1 Chronicles 5:40 (twice in verse). 5. a.companion of ZerubbabelEzra 2:2. b.father of EzraEzra 7:1. c.one sealedNehemiah 10:3. d.priestNehemiah 11:11; Nehemiah 12:1,12. 6שְׂרָיָהוּ, officer of king Jehoiakim, Jeremiah 36:26, τῷ Σαρεα. II. שׂרה (√ of following;=rule ? compare שׂרר). Englishman's Concordance (References)Strong's Hebrew: 8304. שְׂרָיָה (Serayah or Serayahu) — 20 Occurrences2 Samuel 8:17 2 Kings 25:18 2 Kings 25:23 1 Chronicles 4:13 1 Chronicles 4:14 1 Chronicles 4:35 1 Chronicles 6:14 1 Chronicles 6:14 Ezra 2:2 Ezra 7:1 Nehemiah 10:2 Nehemiah 11:11 Nehemiah 12:1 Nehemiah 12:12 Jeremiah 36:26 Jeremiah 40:8 Jeremiah 51:59 Jeremiah 51:59 Jeremiah 51:61 Jeremiah 52:24 |