Delaiah
the name means Jah has delivered Strong's Lexicon
Delaiah was the father of Shemaiah, who tried to deceive Nehemiah into hiding in the temple.
From Easton's Bible Dictionary
Freed by Jehovah. (1.) The head of the twenty-third division of the priestly order (1 Chr. 24:18).
Easton's Illustrated Bible Dictionary, 1897 — public domain, quoted in full and unedited.
Family
Parents
Mehetabel
Children
Shemaiah
From STEPBible's TIPNR genealogy data. A relationship the data marks uncertain is not shown here.
First named at Nehemiah 6:10.
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Verses that name Delaiah
- Nehemiah 6:10 Later, I went to the house of Shemaiah son of Delaiah, the son of Mehetabel, who was confined to his house. He said: “Let us meet at the house of God inside the temple. Let us shut the temple doors because they are coming to kill you—by night they are coming to kill you!”