Sᵉrâyâh — H8304

Definition

masculine proper noun

Serajah, the name of nine Israelites

1. Seraiah = "Jehovah is ruler"
2. n pr m
3. the scribe or secretary of David
4. 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
5. 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
6. a Judaite, son of Kenaz, brother of Othniel, and father of Joab
7. a Simeonite, father of Josibiah and grandfather of Jehu
8. a people of the province who returned from exile with Zerubbabel
1. maybe the same as 10
9. son of Azariah and father of Ezra the priest and scribe
10. a priest who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah
11. a priest, son of Hilkiah in the time of Nehemiah
12. a priest or Levite who returned from exile with Zerubbabel
1. probably a priest and the head of a family of priests after the exile. Maybe same as 6
13. son of Meraiah and messenger sent by the prophet Jeremiah to Babylon with a book of his writings
14. son of Azriel and one of the 3 men commanded by king Jehoiakim of Judah to seize Jeremiah and Baruch

Usually translated as

Seraiah

Origin

or Sᵉrâyâhûw; from H8280 and H3050; Jah has prevailed

• Derived from Sârâh (H8280)
• Derived from Yâhh (H3050)

Occurrences

Sᵉrâyâh occurs 20 times in 18 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 2 Samuel (1), 2 Kings (2), 1 Chronicles (4), Ezra (2), Nehemiah (4), Jeremiah (5)

• 2 Samuel 8:17 — And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, were the priests; and Seraiah (וּשְׂרָיָ֖ה) was the scribe;
• 2 Kings 25:18 — And the captain of the guard took Seraiah (שְׂרָיָה֙) the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door:
• 2 Kings 25:23 — And when all the captains of the armies, they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah governor, there came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, even Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan the son of Careah, and Seraiah (וּשְׂרָיָ֨ה) the son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite, and Jaazaniah the son of a Maachathite, they and their men.
• 1 Chronicles 4:13 — And the sons of Kenaz; Othniel, and Seraiah (וּשְׂרָיָ֑ה): and the sons of Othniel; Hathath.
• 1 Chronicles 4:14 — And Meonothai begat Ophrah: and Seraiah (וּשְׂרָיָ֗ה) begat Joab, the father of the valley of Charashim; for they were craftsmen.
• 1 Chronicles 4:35 — And Joel, and Jehu the son of Josibiah, the son of Seraiah (שְׂרָיָ֖ה), the son of Asiel,
• 1 Chronicles 6:14 — And Azariah begat Seraiah (שְׂרָיָ֔ה), and Seraiah begat Jehozadak,
• 1 Chronicles 6:14 — And Azariah begat Seraiah, and Seraiah (וּשְׂרָיָ֖ה) begat Jehozadak,
• Ezra 2:2 — Which came with Zerubbabel: Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah (שְׂרָיָ֨ה), Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel:
• Ezra 7:1 — Now after these things, in the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Ezra the son of Seraiah (שְׂרָיָ֔ה), the son of Azariah, the son of Hilkiah,
• Nehemiah 10:2 — Seraiah (שְׂרָיָ֥ה), Azariah, Jeremiah,
• Nehemiah 11:11 — Seraiah (שְׂרָיָ֨ה) the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, was the ruler of the house of God.
• Nehemiah 12:1 — Now these are the priests and the Levites that went up with Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua: Seraiah (שְׂרָיָ֥ה), Jeremiah, Ezra,
• Nehemiah 12:12 — And in the days of Joiakim were priests, the chief of the fathers: of Seraiah (לִשְׂרָיָ֣ה), Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah;
• Jeremiah 36:26 — But the king commanded Jerahmeel the son of Hammelech, and Seraiah (שְׂרָיָ֣הוּ) the son of Azriel, and Shelemiah the son of Abdeel, to take Baruch the scribe and Jeremiah the prophet: but the LORD hid them.
• Jeremiah 40:8 — Then they came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, even Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan and Jonathan the sons of Kareah, and Seraiah (וּשְׂרָיָ֨ה) the son of Tanhumeth, and the sons of Ephai the Netophathite, and Jezaniah the son of a Maachathite, they and their men.
• Jeremiah 51:59 — The word which Jeremiah the prophet commanded Seraiah (שְׂרָיָ֣ה) the son of Neriah, the son of Maaseiah, when he went with Zedekiah the king of Judah into Babylon in the fourth year of his reign. And this Seraiah was a quiet prince.
• Jeremiah 51:59 — The word which Jeremiah the prophet commanded Seraiah the son of Neriah, the son of Maaseiah, when he went with Zedekiah the king of Judah into Babylon in the fourth year of his reign. And this Seraiah (וּשְׂרָיָ֖ה) was a quiet prince.
• Jeremiah 51:61 — And Jeremiah said to Seraiah (שְׂרָיָ֑ה), When thou comest to Babylon, and shalt see, and shalt read all these words;
• Jeremiah 52:24 — And the captain of the guard took Seraiah (שְׂרָיָה֙) the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door: