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Lexicon :: Strong's H8304 - śᵊrāyâ

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שְׂרָיָה
Transliteration
śᵊrāyâ
Pronunciation
Sᵉrâyâhû
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Part of Speech
proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Strong’s Definitions

שְׂרָיָה Sᵉrâyâh, ser-aw-yaw'; or שְׂרָיָהוּ Sᵉrâyâhûw; from H8280 and H3050; Jah has prevailed; Serajah, the name of nine Israelites:—Seraiah.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 20x

The KJV translates Strong's H8304 in the following manner: Seraiah (20x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 20x
The KJV translates Strong's H8304 in the following manner: Seraiah (20x).

  1. Seraiah = "Jehovah is ruler"

    proper masculine noun

    1. the scribe or secretary of David

    2. 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

    3. 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

    4. a Judaite, son of Kenaz, brother of Othniel, and father of Joab

    5. a Simeonite, father of Josibiah and grandfather of Jehu

    6. a people of the province who returned from exile with Zerubbabel

      1. maybe the same as 10

    7. son of Azariah and father of Ezra the priest and scribe

    8. a priest who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah

    9. a priest, son of Hilkiah in the time of Nehemiah

    10. 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

    11. son of Meraiah and messenger sent by the prophet Jeremiah to Babylon with a book of his writings

    12. son of Azriel and one of the 3 men commanded by king Jehoiakim of Judah to seize Jeremiah and Baruch

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
שְׂרָיָה Sᵉrâyâh, ser-aw-yaw'; or שְׂרָיָהוּ Sᵉrâyâhûw; from H8280 and H3050; Jah has prevailed; Serajah, the name of nine Israelites:—Seraiah.
STRONGS H8304: Abbreviations
† שְׂרָיָה(וּ) proper name, masculine (י׳ persisteth DrHast. DB. ii. 530 JACOB); — usually Σαραια(ς); — שְׂרָיָה :
1. secretary of David 2 Samuel 8:17, but Greek Version of the LXXB Ασα, || שיא 2 Samuel 20:25 Kt (שְׁוָא Qr), שַׁוְשָׁא H77981 Chronicles 18:16 (in both Ἰησοῦς, LXX of Lucian (Lag.) Σουσα), שִׁישָׁא 1 Kings 4:3 (Σαβα, A Σεισα, LXX of Lucian (Lag.) Σαφατ); originally in all probably ששא We Dr Klo (Sausa), HPS (שושא), Now (Šoša), Bu.
2. chief priest 2 Kings 25:18 = Jeremiah 52:24.
3. a captain 2 Kings 25:23; Jeremiah 40:8; Jeremiah 51:59 (twice in verse); Jeremiah 51:61.
4.
a. son of Kenaz 1 Chronicles 4:13, 14.
b. name in Simeon 1 Chronicles 4:35.
c. Levite name 1 Chronicles 5:40 (twice in verse).
5.
a. companion of Zerubbabel Ezra 2:2.
b. father of Ezra Ezra 7:1.
c. one sealed Nehemiah 10:3.
d. priest Nehemiah 11:11; Nehemiah 12:1, 12.
6. שְׂרָיָהוּ, officer of king Jehoiakim, Jeremiah 36:26, τῷ Σαρεα.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

2 Samuel

8:17; 20:25

1 Kings

4:3

2 Kings

25:18; 25:23

1 Chronicles

4:13; 4:14; 4:35; 18:16

Ezra

2:2; 7:1

Nehemiah

10:3; 11:11; 12:1; 12:12

Jeremiah

36:26; 40:8; 51:59; 51:61; 52:24

H8304

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H8304 matches the Hebrew שְׂרָיָה (śᵊrāyâ),
which occurs 20 times in 18 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 8:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 8:17 - and Tzadok the son of Achituv, and Achimelekh the son of Avyatar, were Kohanim; and Serayah was Sofer;

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 25:18

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 25:18 - The captain of the guard took Serayah the chief Kohen, and Tzefanyah the second Kohen, and the three keepers of the threshold:

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 25:23

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 25:23 - Now when all the captains of the forces, they and their men, heard that the king of Bavel had made Gedalyahu governor, they came to Gedalyahu to Mitzpah, even Yishma'el the son of Netanyah, and Yochanan the son of Kareach, and Serayah the son of Tanchumet the Netofatite, and Ya`azanyah the son of the Ma`akhatite, they and their men.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 4:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 4:13 - The sons of Kenaz: `Otni'el, and Serayah. The sons of `Otni'el: Hatat.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 4:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 4:14 - Me`onotai became the father of Ofrat: and Serayah became the father of Yo'av the father of Ge-Harashim; for they were craftsmen.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 4:35

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 4:35 - and Yo'el, and Yehu the son of Yoshivyah, the son of Serayah, the son of `Asi'el,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 6:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 6:14 - and `Azaryah became the father of Serayah, and Serayah became the father of Yehotzadak;

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 2:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 2:2 - who came with Zerubbavel, Yeshua, Nechemyah, Serayah, Re`elayah, Mordekhai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rechum, Ba`anah. The number of the men of the people of Yisra'el:

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 7:1

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 7:1 - Now after these things, in the reign of Artachshasta king of Paras, Ezra the son of Serayah, the son of `Azaryah, the son of Hilkiyah,

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 10:2

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 10:2 - Serayah, `Azaryah, Yirmeyahu,

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 11:11

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 11:11 - Serayah the son of Hilkiyah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Tzadok, the son of Merayot, the son of Achituv, the ruler of the house of God,

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 12:1

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 12:1 - Now these are the Kohanim and the Levites who went up with Zerubbavel the son of She'alti'el, and Yeshua: Serayah, Yirmeyahu, Ezra,

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 12:12

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 12:12 - In the days of Yoiakim were Kohanim, heads of fathers' houses: of Serayah, Merayah; of Yirmeyahu, Hananyah;

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 36:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 36:26 - The king commanded Yerachme'el the king's son, and Serayah the son of `Azri'el, and Shelemyahu the son of `Avde'el, to take Barukh the Sofer and Yirmeyahu the prophet; but the LORD hid them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 40:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 40:8 - then they came to Gedalyahu to Mitzpah, to wit, Yishma'el the son of Netanyah, and Yochanan and Yonatan the sons of Kareach, and Serayah the son of Tanchumet, and the sons of `Efai the Netofatite, and Yezanyah the son of the Ma`akhatite, they and their men.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 51:59

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:59 - The word which Yirmeyahu the prophet commanded Serayah the son of Neriyah, the son of Mechaseyah, when he went with Tzidkiyahu the king of Yehudah to Bavel in the fourth year of his reign. Now Serayah was chief chamberlain.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 51:61

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:61 - Yirmeyahu said to Serayah, When you come to Bavel, then see that you read all these words,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 52:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 52:24 - The captain of the guard took Serayah the chief Kohen, and Tzefanyah the second Kohen, and the three keepers of the threshold:
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