# H1806 דְּלָיָה

דְּלָיָה (Dᵉlâyâh), Strong’s H1806: Delajah, the name of five Israelites KJV: Dalaiah, Delaiah.. Occurs 7 times.

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*Dᵉlâyâh* — Delajah, the name of five Israelites

KJV: Dalaiah, Delaiah.

Built from [דָּלָה dâlâh](https://besorah.bible/word/H1802) (to dangle, i.e. to let down abucket) + [יָהּ Yâhh](https://besorah.bible/word/H3050) (Jah, the sacred name) — means “Jah has delivered”

Occurs 7 times.

## Brown–Driver–Briggs
- דְּלָיָ֫הוּ, דְּלָיָה n.pr.m. (Yah(u) hath drawn)
- a a priest, contemp. David
- b a prince of Judah, contemp. Jerem.
- a head of a family contemp. with Zerubb.
- b descendant of Zerubb.
- c father of contemp. of Neh.

## Where it occurs
- [Jeremiah 36:12](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/jeremiah/36?v=12) — he went down into the king’s house, into the scribe’s room; and behold, all the princes were sitting there, Elishama…
- [Jeremiah 36:25](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/jeremiah/36?v=25) — Moreover Elnathan and Delaiah and Gemariah had made intercession to the king that he would not burn the scroll; but he…
- [Ezra 2:60](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/ezra/2?v=60) — the children of Delaiah, the children of Tobiah, the children of Nekoda, six hundred fifty-two.
- [Nehemiah 6:10](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/nehemiah/6?v=10) — I went to the house of Shemaiah the son of Delaiah the son of Mehetabel, who was shut in at his home; and he said, “Let…
- [Nehemiah 7:62](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/nehemiah/7?v=62) — The children of Delaiah, the children of Tobiah, the children of Nekoda: six hundred forty-two.
- [1 Chronicles 3:24](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/1-chronicles/3?v=24) — The sons of Elioenai: Hodaviah, Eliashib, Pelaiah, Akkub, Yochanan, Delaiah, and Anani, seven.
- [1 Chronicles 24:18](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/1-chronicles/24?v=18) — the twenty-third to Delaiah, and the twenty-fourth to Maaziah.