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Form 1

Part of speech: np

Sense 1: Seraiah

Semantic domains: Names of People (003001007)

Definition: = man, also known as Shavsha; ► secretary; time of king David

Synonyms: שַׁוְשָׁא

SA2 8:17: RV SA2 8:17 · LV SA2 8:17 · Read together SA2 8:17

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OET-RV SA2 8:17

17 The priests were Ahituv’s son Tsadok and Evyatar’s son Ahimelek, and Serayah was secretary.

OET-LV SA2 8:17

17 And_Tsādōq/(Zadok) the _son _of ʼAḩīţūⱱ and_ʼAḩīmelek the _son _of ʼEⱱyātār were_priests and_Sərā^yāh was_secretary.

Sense 2: Seraiah

Semantic domains: Names of People (003001007)

Definition: = man; ◄ son of Azariah; ► high priest; time of king Zedekiah

KI2 25:18: RV KI2 25:18 · LV KI2 25:18 · Read together KI2 25:18

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OET-RV KI2 25:18

18 Nevuzar -Adan exiled to Bavel (Babylon) the high priest Serayah, the second priest Tsefanyah (Zephaniah), and the three temple entrance guards.

OET-LV KI2 25:18

18 And_ the_chief _of the_bodyguards _he/it _took DOM Sərā^yāh the _priest _of the _head and_DOM Tsəfan^yāh/(Zephaniah) a _priest _of second _rank and_DOM the _three _of the _keepers _of the _threshold.

CH1 5:40: RV CH1 6:14 · LV CH1 5:40 · Read together CH1 6:14

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OET-RV CH1 6:14

14 Azaryah was the father of Serayah, and Serayah was the father of Yehotsadak.

OET-LV CH1 5:40

40  And_ˊAzar^yāh he _fathered DOM Sərā^yāh and_Sərā^yāh he _fathered DOM Yəhōʦādāq/(Jehozadak).

All 4 recorded passages for this sense

KI2: RV KI2 25:18 · LV KI2 25:18 · Read together KI2 25:18

CH1: RV CH1 6:14 · LV CH1 5:40 · Read together CH1 6:14

EZR: RV EZR 7:1 · LV EZR 7:1 · Read together EZR 7:1

JER: RV JER 52:24 · LV JER 52:24 · Read together JER 52:24

Sense 3: Seraiah

Semantic domains: Names of People (003001007)

Definition: = man; ◄ son of Tanhumeth; ► army officer of Judah; time of exile

KI2 25:23: RV KI2 25:23 · LV KI2 25:23 · Read together KI2 25:23

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OET-RV KI2 25:23

23 When all the army captains and their men heard that the Babylonian king had appointed Gedalyah, they came to Gedalyah at Mitspah. This was Netanyah’s son Yishmael (Ishmael), Kareah’s son Yohanan, Tanhumet’s son Serayah the Netofati, and the Ma’akati’s son Ya’azanyah, along with their men.

OET-LV KI2 25:23

23 And_ all _of the _commanders _of the _armies they and_the_men _they _heard if/because _that the _king _of Bāⱱel he _had _appointed DOM Gədal^yāh and_they _came to Gədal^yāh (the)_Miʦpāh and_Yishmāˊ^ʼēl/(Ishmael) the _son _of Nətan^yāh and_Yōḩānān/(Johanan) the _son _of Qārēaḩ and_Sərā^yāh the _son _of Tanḩumet the_Nəţofātī and_Yaʼₐzan^yāh/(Jaazaniah) the _son _of the_Maˊₐkātī they and_men _of_their.

JER 40:8: RV JER 40:8 · LV JER 40:8 · Read together JER 40:8

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OET-RV JER 40:8

8 So they went to Gedalyah at Mitspah. Those who went were Netanyah’s son Yishmael (Ishmael), Kareah’s sons Yohanan and Yonatan (Jonathan), Tanhumet’s son Serayah, the sons of Ofay the Netofati, and Ma’akati’s son Yezanyah, and their men.

OET-LV JER 40:8

8 And_they _came to Gədal^yāh to_(the)_Miʦpāh and_Yishmāˊ^ʼēl/(Ishmael) the _son _of Nətan^yāh and_Yōḩānān/(Johanan) and_Yōnātān/(Yəhōnātān/(Jonathan)) the _sons _of Qārēaḩ and_Sərā^yāh the _son _of Tanḩumet and_the _sons of _ˊŌfay/(Ephai) the_Nəţofātī and_Yəzan^yāh/(Jezaniah) the _son _of the_Maˊₐkātī they and_men _of_their.

Sense 4: Seraiah

Semantic domains: Names of People (003001007)

Definition: = man, also known as Azariah; ◄ son of Hilkiah; ► priest; after exile

Synonyms: עֲזַרְיָה

NEH 11:11: RV NEH 11:11 · LV NEH 11:11 · Read together NEH 11:11

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OET-RV NEH 11:11

• 11 Serayah (son of Hilkiyah, son of Meshulam, son of Tsadok, son of Merayot, son of Ahituv) who was the leader in the temple.

OET-LV NEH 11:11

11 Sərā^yāh the _son _of Ḩilqiy^yāh the _son _of Məshullām the _son _of Tsādōq/(Zadok) the _son _of Mərāyōt the _son _of ʼAḩīţūⱱ the _supervisor _of the _house _of the_ʼElohīm.

Sense 5: Seraiah

Semantic domains: Names of People (003001007)

Definition: = man; ◄ son of Kenaz; tribe of Judah

CH1 4:13: RV CH1 4:13 · LV CH1 4:13 · Read together CH1 4:13

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OET-RV CH1 4:13

13 Kenaz’s sons were Otniel and Serayah. And Otniel’s sons were Hatat and Me’onotay.

OET-LV CH1 4:13

13 And_the _sons of _Qənaz were_ˊOtnī^ʼēl and_Sərā^yāh and_the _sons of _ˊOtnī^ʼēl were_Ḩₐtat.

CH1 4:14: RV CH1 4:14 · LV CH1 4:14 · Read together CH1 4:14

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OET-RV CH1 4:14

14 Me’onotay had a son Ofrah, and Serayah fathered Yoav (Joab), the founder of Craftsmen’s Valley, because they were craftsmen.

OET-LV CH1 4:14

14 And_Məˊōnotay he _fathered DOM ˊOfrāh and_Sərā^yāh he _fathered DOM Yōʼāⱱ/(Joab) the _father _of Ge if/because craftsmen they _were.

Sense 6: Seraiah

Semantic domains: Names of People (003001007)

Definition: = man; ◄ son of Asiel; tribe of Simeon

CH1 4:35: RV CH1 4:35 · LV CH1 4:35 · Read together CH1 4:35

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OET-RV CH1 4:35

35 Yoel (Joel), Yehu (Jehu) the son of Yoshivyah, the son of Serayah, the son of Asiyel,

OET-LV CH1 4:35

35 And_Yō^ʼēl/(Joel) and_Yēhūʼ/(Jehu) the _son _of Yōshiⱱ^yāh/(Joshibiah) the _son _of Sərā^yāh the _son _of ˊAsiy^ʼēl.

Sense 7: Seraiah

Semantic domains: Names of People (003001007)

Definition: = man; ► a priest who returned from exile with Zerubbabel

EZR 2:2: RV EZR 2:2 · LV EZR 2:2 · Read together EZR 2:2

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OET-RV EZR 2:2

2 The ones who went with Zerubavel were: Yeshua, Nehemyah (Nehemiah), Serayah, Re’elayah, Mordekai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvay, Rehum, and Ba’anah.
¶ Their numbers were:

OET-LV EZR 2:2

2 Who they _came with Zərubāⱱel Yēshūˊa/(Jeshua) Nəḩem^yāh Sərā^yāh Rəˊēlā^yāh Mordəkay Bilshān Mişpār Bigvay Rəḩūm Baˊₐnāh the _number _of the _men _of the _people _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel).

NEH 12:1: RV NEH 12:1 · LV NEH 12:1 · Read together NEH 12:1

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OET-RV NEH 12:1

12 These are the priests and the Levites who came back with Shealtiyel’s son Zerubavel and with Yeshua:

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Serayah, Yirmiyah (Jeremiah), and Ezra,

OET-LV NEH 12:1

12 And_these are_the_priests and_the_Lēviyyiy who they _came _up with Zərubāⱱel the _son _of Shəʼaltiy^ʼēl and_Yēshūˊa Sərā^yāh Yirmə^yāh/(Jeremiah) ˊEzrāʼ.

Sense 8: Seraiah

Semantic domains: Names of People (003001007)

Definition: = man; ► signatory to the covenant document of Nehemiah, after the exile

NEH 10:3: RV NEH 10:2 · LV NEH 10:3 · Read together NEH 10:2

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OET-RV NEH 10:2

2 The priests who signed:

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Serayah, Azaryah, and Yirmiyah (Jeremiah),

OET-LV NEH 10:3

3  Sərā^yāh ˊAzar^yāh Yirmə^yāh/(Jeremiah).

Sense 9: Seraiah

Semantic domains: Names of People (003001007)

Definition: = man; ► head of family of priests; after exile

NEH 12:12: RV NEH 12:12 · LV NEH 12:12 · Read together NEH 12:12

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OET-RV NEH 12:12

12 In Yoyakim’s time, these were the heads of the priestly families:

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Merayah was the head of Serayah’s family,

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Hananyah for Yirmiyah’s (Jeremiah),

OET-LV NEH 12:12

12 And_in_the _days _of Yōyāqīm priests the _heads _of the _fathers they _were of_Sərā^yāh Mərā^yāh of_Yirmə^yāh Ḩₐnan^yāh.

Sense 10: Seraiah

Semantic domains: Names of People (003001007)

Definition: = man; ◄ son of Neriah, brother of Baruch; ► official; time of king Zedekiah

JER 51:59: RV JER 51:59 · LV JER 51:59 · Read together JER 51:59

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OET-RV JER 51:59

59 This is the message that the prophet Yirmiyah (Jeremiah) commanded Serayah (son of Neriyah, son of Mahseyah)
⇔ when he went with Yehudah’s (Judah) King Tsidkiyah (Zedekiah) to Bavel (Babylon) in the fourth year of his reign.
⇔ Now Serayah was a chief officer,

OET-LV JER 51:59

59 The_message which he _commanded Yirmə^yāh/(Jeremiah) the_prophet DOM Sərā^yāh the _son _of Nēriy^yāh the _son _of Maḩşē^yāh when_went_he with Tsidqiy^yāh/(Zedekiah) the _king _of Yəhūdāh/(Judah) Bāⱱel in_year (the)_fourth of_reigning_his and_Sərā^yāh was_an _official _of a _resting _place.

JER 51:61: RV JER 51:61 · LV JER 51:61 · Read together JER 51:61

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OET-RV JER 51:61

61 Then Yirmiyah told Serayah, “When you go to Bavel, ensure that you read these messages aloud

OET-LV JER 51:61

61 And_ Yirmə^yāh _he/it _said to Sərā^yāh just_as_you _come Bāⱱel and_you _will _see and_you _will _read _aloud DOM all _of the_words/messages the_these.

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

שְׂרָיָה

Form 1

Sense 1: Seraiah

Sense 2: Seraiah

Sense 3: Seraiah

Sense 4: Seraiah

Sense 5: Seraiah

Sense 6: Seraiah

Sense 7: Seraiah

Sense 8: Seraiah

Sense 9: Seraiah

Sense 10: Seraiah