7480. Reelayah
Berean Strong's Lexicon
Reelayah: Reelaiah

Original Word: רְעֵלָיָה
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration: Reelayah
Pronunciation: reh-ay-LAH-yah
Phonetic Spelling: (reh-ay-law-yaw')
Definition: Reelaiah
Meaning: Reelajah

Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew root רָעַל (ra'al), meaning "to quiver" or "to tremble," combined with יָהּ (Yah), a shortened form of Yahweh, the name of God.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for Reelayah in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as it is a proper Hebrew name specific to the Old Testament context.

Usage: The name Reelayah can be understood to mean "Yahweh has caused to tremble" or "Yahweh has quivered." It is a proper name used for a specific individual in the Hebrew Bible.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the context of the post-exilic period, names often reflected the religious devotion and experiences of the Jewish people. The inclusion of "Yah" in the name signifies a connection to Yahweh, the God of Israel, highlighting the importance of divine intervention and presence in the lives of the Israelites during their return from exile.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from raal and Yah
Definition
companion of Zerubbabel
NASB Translation
Reelaiah (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
רְעֵלָיָה proper name, masculine companion of Zerubbabel, Ezra 2:2 (Ρεελεια, ᵐ5L Δεμίου), = רַעַמְיָה Nehemiah 7:7 (Νααμια, א Δαεμια, ᵐ5L Δαιμίας, A Ρεελμα).

רעם ( √ of following, probably onomatopoetic; Gerber47 proposes move violently as original meaning, but reference to thunderous sound everywhere, except Ezekiel 27:35 where text dubious, see below; compare Aramaic רַעַם, רְעִים noun thunder, רְעֵם verb thunder; especially Aph`el Ithpa`al utter (loud) complaints; , noun thunder, verb thunder, lament, compare Late Hebrew רָעַם Hiph`il thunder, Hithpa`el complain; Ethiopic : noun thunder, Assyrian rîmu, id.; Arabic vex, dislike, etc.).

רַעַמְיָה (? thunder of ׳י) Nehemiah 7:7 see רְעֵלָיָה.



Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Reeliah

From ra'al and Yahh; made to tremble (i.e. Fearful) of Jah; Reelajah, an Israelite -- Reeliah.

see HEBREW ra'al

see HEBREW Yahh

Forms and Transliterations
רְֽעֵלָיָ֜ה רעליה rə‘êlāyāh rə·‘ê·lā·yāh reelaYah
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Englishman's Concordance
Ezra 2:2
HEB: נְ֠חֶמְיָה שְׂרָיָ֨ה רְֽעֵלָיָ֜ה מָרְדֳּכַ֥י בִּלְשָׁ֛ן
NAS: Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai,
KJV: Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai,
INT: Nehemiah Seraiah Reelaiah Mordecai Bilshan

1 Occurrence

Strong's Hebrew 7480
1 Occurrence


rə·‘ê·lā·yāh — 1 Occ.
















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