Rᵉʼâyâh — H7211

Definition

masculine proper noun

Reajah, the name of three Israelites

1. Reaia or Reaiah = "Jehovah has seen"
2. a descendant of Shobal the son of Judah
3. a Reubenite, son of Micah and father of Baal
4. a progenitor of a family of temple slaves who returned from exile with Zerubbabel

Usually translated as

Reaiah, Reaia

Origin

from H7200 and H3050; Jah has seen

• Râʼâh (H7200)
• Yâhh (H3050)

Occurrences

Rᵉʼâyâh occurs 4 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 1 Chronicles (2), Ezra (1), Nehemiah (1)

• 1 Chronicles 4:2 — And Reaiah (וּרְאָיָ֤ה) the son of Shobal begat Jahath; and Jahath begat Ahumai, and Lahad. These are the families of the Zorathites.
• 1 Chronicles 5:5 — Micah his son, Reaia (רְאָיָ֥ה) his son, Baal his son,
• Ezra 2:47 — The children of Giddel, the children of Gahar, the children of Reaiah (רְאָיָֽה),
• Nehemiah 7:50 — The children of Reaiah (רְאָיָ֥ה), the children of Rezin, the children of Nekoda,