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pᵊlāʾyā פְּלָאיָה ‘Pelaiah’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from pālāʾ פָּלָא ‘to wonder’ and yāh יָהּ ‘YH--’
Roots: פלא יה
Variants: פְּלָיָה, פְּלָאיָה

pᵊlāʾyā pr n m pers
Pelaiah = "Jehovah does wonders"
1) son of Elioenai and a descendant of David in the royal line
2) a priest who helped Ezra to expound the law to the people and also sealed the covenant with Nehemiah

Mentioned in Nehemiah 10:11, 8:7 1 Chronicles 3:24

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