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שְׂרָיָה (Sᵉrâyâh) n-pr-m (ser-aw-yaw')
Source: or שְׂרָיָהוּ; from H8280 and H3050; Jah has prevailed;
Meaning: Serajah, the name of nine Israelites
KJV: Seraiah.

Brown, Driver, Briggs lexicon entry

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שְׂרָיָה(וּ) n.pr.m. (

י׳ persisteth)

• 1 secretary of David
• 2 chief priest
• 3 a captain
• 4
  • a son of Kenaz
  • b name in Simeon
  • c Levite name
• 5
  • a companion of Zerub.
  • b father of Ezra
  • c one sealed
  • d priest
• 6 officer of king Jehoiakim

Appears in a total of 18 verses:

EZR 7:1

OET-LV: 7 and_after the_things the_these in_the_reign_of ʼArtaḩshashtāʼ the_king_of Pāraş ˊEzrāʼ the_son_of Sərā^yāh the_son_of ˊAzar^yāh the_son_of Ḩilqiy^yāh. (EZR_7:1)

OET-RV: 7 Many years later in the reign of Persian King Artahshasta (Artaxerxes), Ezra (son of Serayah, son of Azaryah, son of Hilkiyah, (EZR 7:1)

JER 40:8

OET-LV: 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. (JER_40:8)

OET-RV: 8 So they went to Gedalyah at Mitspah. Those who went were Netanyah’s son Yishmael, Kareah’s sons Yohanan and Yonatan, Tanhumet’s son Serayah, the sons of Ofai the Netofatite, and Maakati’s son Yezanyah, and their men. (JER 40:8)

EZR 2:2

OET-LV: 2 Who they_came with Zərubāⱱel Yēshūˊa/(Jeshua) Nəḩem^yāh Sərā^yāh Rəˊēlā^yāh Mārəddəkay Bilshān Mişfār Bigvay Rəḩūm Baˊₐnāh the_number_of the_men_of the_people_of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel). (EZR_2:2)

OET-RV: 2 The ones who went with Zerubabel were: Yeshua, Nehemyah, Serayah, Re’elayah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Ba’anah.
 ¶  Their numbers were: (EZR 2:2)

JER 52:24

OET-LV: 24 And_ the_chief_of _he/it_took the_bodyguards DOM Sərā^yāh the_priest_of the_head and_DOM Tsəfan^yāh/(Zephaniah) the_priest_of the_second_rank and_DOM the_three_of the_keepers_of the_threshold. (JER_52:24)

OET-RV: 24 The commander of the bodyguards took the high priest Serayah prisoner, along with the second-level priest Tsefanyah, and the three gatekeepers. (JER 52:24)

KI2 25:23

OET-LV: 23 and_ all_of _they_heard the_commanders_of the_armies they and_the_men if/because_that the_king_of he_had_appointed of_Bāⱱel 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. (KI2_25:23)

OET-RV: 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, Kareah’s son Yohanan, Tanhumet’s son Serayah the Netofatite, and the Maakatite’s son Yaazanyah, along with their men. (KI2 25:23)

NEH 12:1

OET-LV: 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. (NEH_12:1)

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

 •  Serayah, Yirmeyah, and Ezra,

KI2 25:18

OET-LV: 18 And_ the_chief_of _he/it_took the_bodyguards 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. (KI2_25:18)

OET-RV: 18 Nevuzaradan exiled to Babylon the high priest Serayah, the second priest Tsefanyah, and the three temple entrance guards. (KI2 25:18)

CH1 4:14

OET-LV: 14 And_Məˊōnotay he_fathered DOM ˊĀfərāh and_Sərā^yāh he_fathered DOM Yōʼāⱱ/(Joab) the_father_of Ge if/because craftsmen they_were. (CH1_4:14)

OET-RV: 14 Meonotai had a son Ofrah, and Serayah fathered Yoav, the founder of Craftsmen’s Valley, because they were craftsmen. (CH1 4:14)

NEH 11:11

OET-LV: 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. (NEH_11:11)

OET-RV:  •  11 Serayah (son of Hilkiyah, son of Meshullam, son of Tsadok, son of Merayot, son of Ahituv) who was the leader in the temple. (NEH 11:11)

NEH 12:12

OET-LV: 12 And_in_the_days_of Yōyāqīm priests they_were the_heads_of the_fathers of_Sərā^yāh Mərā^yāh of_Yirmə^yāh Ḩₐnan^yāh. (NEH_12:12)

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

 •  Merayah was the head of Serayah’s family,
 •  Hananyah for Yirmeyah’s,

JER 36:26

OET-LV: 26 And_he_commanded the_king DOM Yəraḩmə^ʼēl/(Jerahmeel) the_son_of the_king and_DOM Sərā^yāh the_son_of ˊAzrī^ʼēl and_DOM Shelem^yāh the_son_of ˊAⱱdə^ʼēl to_take/accept/receive DOM Bārūk the_scribe and_DOM Yirmə^yāh/(Jeremiah) the_prophet and_he_hid_them YHWH. (JER_36:26)

OET-RV: 26 Then the king ordered a relative Yerahme’el, Azriel’s son Serayah, and Abdeel’s son Shelemyah to arrest the scribe Baruk and the prophet Yirmeyah, but Yahweh had hidden them. (JER 36:26)

JER 51:59

OET-LV: 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_51:59)

OET-RV: 59 This is the message that the prophet Yirmeyah (Jeremiah) commanded Serayah (son of Neriyah, son of Mahseyah)
 ⇔  when he went with Yehudah’s King Tsidkiyah (Zedekiah) to Babylon in the fourth year of his reign.
 ⇔  Now Seraiah was a chief officer, (JER 51:59)

JER 51:61

OET-LV: 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. (JER_51:61)

OET-RV: 61 Then Yirmeyah told Serayah, “When you go to Babylon, ensure that you read these messages aloud (JER 51:61)

NEH 10:3

OET-LV: 3  Sərā^yāh ˊAzar^yāh Yirmə^yāh/(Jeremiah). (NEH_10:3)

OET-RV:  •  3 Pashhur, Amaryah, and Malkiyah, (NEH 10:3)

CH1 4:13

OET-LV: 13 and_the_sons of_Qənaz were_ˊĀtənī^ʼēl and_Sərā^yāh and_the_sons of_ˊĀtənī^ʼēl were_Ḩtat. (CH1_4:13)

OET-RV: 13 Kenaz’s sons were Otniel and Serayah. And Otniel’s sons were Hathath and Meonotai. (CH1 4:13)

CH1 4:35

OET-LV: 35 And_Yō^ʼēl/(Joel) and_Yēhūʼ/(Jehu) the_son_of Yōshiⱱ^yāh/(Joshibiah) the_son_of Sərā^yāh the_son_of ˊAsiy^ʼēl. (CH1_4:35)

OET-RV: 35 Yoel, Yehu the son of Yoshibiah, the son of Serayah, the son of Asiel, (CH1 4:35)

CH1 5:40

OET-LV: 40  and_ˊAzar^yāh he_fathered DOM Sərā^yāh and_Sərā^yāh he_fathered DOM Yəhōʦādāq/(Jehozadak). (CH1_5:40)

SA2 8:17

OET-LV: 17 And_Tsādōq/(Zadok) the_son_of ʼAḩīţūⱱ and_ʼAḩīmelek the_son_of ʼEⱱyātār were_priests and_Sərā^yāh was_secretary. (SA2_8:17)

OET-RV: 17 The priests were Ahitub’s son Tsadok and Evyatar’s son Ahimelek, and Serayah was secretary. (SA2 8:17)

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