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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 - Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelek son of Abiathar were priests; Seraiah was secretary;

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 25:18

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 25:18 - The commander of the guard took as prisoners Seraiah the chief priest, Zephaniah the priest next in rank and the three doorkeepers.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 25:23

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 25:23 - When all the army officers and their men heard that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah as governor, they came to Gedaliah at Mizpah—Ishmael son of Nethaniah, Johanan son of Kareah, Seraiah son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite, Jaazaniah the son of the Maakathite, and their men.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 4:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 4:13 - The sons of Kenaz: Othniel and Seraiah. The sons of Othniel: Hathath and Meonothai.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 4:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 4:14 - Meonothai was the father of Ophrah. Seraiah was the father of Joab, the father of Ge Harashim.[fn] It was called this because its people were skilled workers.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 4:35

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 4:35 - Joel, Jehu son of Joshibiah, the son of Seraiah, the son of Asiel,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 6:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 6:14 - Azariah the father of Seraiah, and Seraiah the father of Jozadak.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 2:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 2:2 - in company with Zerubbabel, Joshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum and Baanah): The list of the men of the people of Israel:

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 7:1

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 7:1 - After these things, during the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Ezra son of Seraiah, the son of Azariah, the son of Hilkiah,

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 10:2

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 10:2 - Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah,

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 11:11

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 11:11 - Seraiah son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the official in charge of the house of God,

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 12:1

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 12:1 - These were the priests and Levites who returned with Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and with Joshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 12:12

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 12:12 - In the days of Joiakim, these were the heads of the priestly families: of Seraiah’s family, Meraiah; of Jeremiah’s, Hananiah;

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 36:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 36:26 - Instead, the king commanded Jerahmeel, a son of the king, Seraiah son of Azriel and Shelemiah son of Abdeel to arrest Baruch the scribe and Jeremiah the prophet. But the LORD had hidden them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 40:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 40:8 - they came to Gedaliah at Mizpah—Ishmael son of Nethaniah, Johanan and Jonathan the sons of Kareah, Seraiah son of Tanhumeth, the sons of Ephai the Netophathite, and Jaazaniah[fn] the son of the Maakathite, and their men.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 51:59

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:59 - This is the message Jeremiah the prophet gave to the staff officer Seraiah son of Neriah, the son of Mahseiah, when he went to Babylon with Zedekiah king of Judah in the fourth year of his reign.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 51:61

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:61 - He said to Seraiah, “When you get to Babylon, see that you read all these words aloud.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 52:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 52:24 - The commander of the guard took as prisoners Seraiah the chief priest, Zephaniah the priest next in rank and the three doorkeepers.
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