What does שְׂרָיָה (šĕrāyāh) mean in the Bible?
שְׂרָיָה (šĕrāyāh) is a Hebrew word meaning "Serajah , the name of nine Israelites".
Hebrew · H8304
שְׂרָיָה
Serajah , the name of nine Israelites
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שְׂרָיָה H8304
Pronunciation šĕrāyāh
What does שְׂרָיָה (šĕrāyāh) mean in the Bible?
שְׂרָיָה (šĕrāyāh) is a Hebrew word meaning "Serajah , the name of nine Israelites".
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How does the BSB render H8304?
The BSB source-word alignment has 20 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Seraiah (13), and Seraiah (3), of Seraiah (2), - (1), of [the family of] Seraiah (1).
Where does שְׂרָיָה (šĕrāyāh) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 2 Samuel 8:17. Its strongest book concentrations include Jeremiah (6), 1 Chronicles (5), Nehemiah (4), 2 Kings (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It Seraiah 13× 2 Samuel 8:17, 2 Kings 25:18, 2 Kings 25:23, 1 Chronicles 6:14
and Seraiah 3× 1 Chronicles 4:13, 1 Chronicles 4:14, 1 Chronicles 6:14
of Seraiah 2× 1 Chronicles 4:35, Ezra 7:1
- 1× Jeremiah 51:59
of [the family of] Seraiah 1× Nehemiah 12:12
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2 Samuel 8:17 וּשְׂרָיָ֖ה to Seraiah Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular 2 Kings 25:18 שְׂרָיָה֙ to Seraiah Noun - proper - masculine singular 2 Kings 25:23 וּשְׂרָיָ֨ה to Seraiah Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular 1 Chronicles 4:13 וּשְׂרָיָ֑ה to and Seraiah Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular 1 Chronicles 4:14 וּשְׂרָיָ֗ה to and Seraiah Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular 1 Chronicles 4:35 שְׂרָיָ֖ה to of Seraiah Noun - proper - masculine singular 1 Chronicles 6:14 שְׂרָיָ֔ה to Seraiah Noun - proper - masculine singular 1 Chronicles 6:14 וּשְׂרָיָ֖ה to and Seraiah Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Ezra 2:2 שְׂרָיָ֨ה to Seraiah Noun - proper - masculine singular Ezra 7:1 שְׂרָיָ֔ה to of Seraiah Noun - proper - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row 2 Samuel 8:17
Aligned rows 20
Books represented 6
2 Samuel 1 2 Kings 2 1 Chronicles 5 Ezra 2 Nehemiah 4 Jeremiah 6
Source forms
וּשְׂרָיָ֖ה 3x ū·śə·rā·yāh 2 Samuel 8:17, 1 Chronicles 6:14, Jeremiah 51:59
וּשְׂרָיָ֨ה 2x ū·śə·rā·yāh 2 Kings 25:23, Jeremiah 40:8
שְׂרָיָה֙ 2x śə·rā·yāh 2 Kings 25:18, Jeremiah 52:24
שְׂרָיָ֔ה 2x śə·rā·yāh 1 Chronicles 6:14, Ezra 7:1
שְׂרָיָ֨ה 2x śə·rā·yāh Ezra 2:2, Nehemiah 11:11
שְׂרָיָ֥ה 2x śə·rā·yāh Nehemiah 10:2, Nehemiah 12:1
וּשְׂרָיָ֑ה 1x ū·śə·rā·yāh 1 Chronicles 4:13
וּשְׂרָיָ֗ה 1x ū·śə·rā·yāh 1 Chronicles 4:14
Parsing patterns
Noun - proper - masculine singular 12x 2 Kings 25:18, 1 Chronicles 4:35, 1 Chronicles 6:14, Ezra 2:2
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular 7x 2 Samuel 8:17, 2 Kings 25:23, 1 Chronicles 4:13, 1 Chronicles 4:14
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular 1x Nehemiah 12:12
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Serajah , the name of nine Israelites
Source Gloss
Serajah , the name of nine Israelites
Extended definition
Seraiah.
Word Origins
שְׂרָיָה is built from these roots:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain