שְׂרָיָה

Detailed Definition

• 1(n pr m) the scribe or secretary of david
• 2maybe the same as 10
• 3son 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
• 4son 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
• 5a judaite, son of kenaz, brother of othniel, and father of joab
• 6a simeonite, father of josibiah and grandfather of jehu
• 7a people of the province who returned from exile with zerubbabel
• 8son of azariah and father of ezra the priest and scribe
• 9a priest who sealed the covenant with nehemiah
• 10a priest, son of hilkiah in the time of nehemiah
• 11a priest or levite who returned from exile with zerubbabel 10a) probably a priest and the head of a family of priests after the exile. maybe same as 6
• 12son of meraiah and messenger sent by the prophet jeremiah to babylon with a book of his writings
• 13son of azriel and one of the 3 men commanded by king jehoiakim of judah to seize jeremiah and baruch