Delaiah

Delaiah is a masculine Hebrew name found in the Old Testament. The name means "Yahweh has drawn up", derived from the Hebrew root dala (meaning "to draw up, to hang") and the divine name Yah, a shortened form of Yahweh.

Biblical Context

In the Hebrew Bible, Delaiah appears as several minor characters. In 1 Chronicles 24:18, a priest named Delaiah is mentioned among the 24 divisions of temple service during the reign of King David. Another Delaiah is listed in the genealogy of Simeon (1 Chronicles 4:17), and a third Delaiah appears in the post-exilic period during the rebuilding of Jerusalem's walls (Nehemiah 6:10). The name also occurs in Jeremiah 36:12, where Delaiah son of Shemaiah is one of the officials who hears Baruch read Jeremiah's prophecies.

Related Forms

The original Hebrew form of the name is Delayahu (דְּלָיָהוּ), which combines dala with the divine name Yahweh. Delaiah is the anglicized version commonly used in English Bibles.

• Meaning: "Yahweh has drawn up"
• Origin: Hebrew
• Type: First name
• Usage: English Bible