Qôwlâyâh — H6964

Definition

masculine proper noun

Kolajah, the name of two Israelites

1. Kolaiah = "voice of Jehovah"
2. father of the false prophet Ahab
3. a Benjamite whose descendants settled in Jerusalem after the return from captivity
4. a Levite in the time of Ezra

Usually translated as

Kolaiah

Origin

from H6963 and H3050; voice of Jah

• Derived from Qôwl (H6963)
• Derived from Yâhh (H3050)

Occurrences

Qôwlâyâh occurs 2 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Nehemiah (1), Jeremiah (1)

• Nehemiah 11:7 — And these are the sons of Benjamin; Sallu the son of Meshullam, the son of Joed, the son of Pedaiah, the son of Kolaiah (ק֨וֹלָיָ֧ה), the son of Maaseiah, the son of Ithiel, the son of Jesaiah.
• Jeremiah 29:21 — Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, of Ahab the son of Kolaiah (קֽוֹלָיָה֙), and of Zedekiah the son of Maaseiah, which prophesy a lie unto you in my name; Behold, I will deliver them into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon; and he shall slay them before your eyes;