7211. Reayah
Strong's Lexicon
Reayah: Reaiah

Original Word: רֵעָיָה
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration: Reayah
Pronunciation: ray-AH-yah
Phonetic Spelling: (reh-aw-yaw')
Definition: Reaiah
Meaning: Reajah

Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew root רָאָה (ra'ah), meaning "to see" or "to look."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for the Hebrew name Reaiah in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as it is a proper noun specific to Hebrew genealogies.

Usage: The name Reaiah means "Yahweh has seen" or "Yahweh has regarded." It is used as a personal name in the Hebrew Bible, specifically referring to individuals within the genealogies of Israel.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israel, names often held significant meaning and were sometimes reflective of the parents' faith or circumstances surrounding the child's birth. The name Reaiah, indicating divine observation or regard, suggests a recognition of God's providence or favor. Genealogies were crucial in Israelite culture for establishing identity, inheritance rights, and tribal affiliations.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from raah and Yah
Definition
"Yah has seen," three Isr.
NASB Translation
Reaiah (4).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
רְאָיָה proper name, masculine (׳י hath seen); —

1 Judaite 1 Chronicles 4:2 (Ραδα), A Ρεια, ᵐ5L Ρεαα), = III. הָרֹאֶה 1 Chronicles 2:52 (corrupt; Αια, A Αραα)

2 Reubenite 1 Chronicles 5:5, Ρηχα, ᵐ5L Ραια)

3 post-exilic name Ezra 2:47 (Ρεηλ, A ᵐ5L Ραια) = Nehemiah 7:50 (Ραεα, A ᵐ5L Ρααια).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Reaia, Reaiah

From ra'ah and Yahh; Jah has seen; Reajah, the name of three Israelites -- Reaia, Reaiah.

see HEBREW ra'ah

see HEBREW Yahh

Forms and Transliterations
וּרְאָיָ֤ה וראיה רְאָיָ֥ה רְאָיָֽה׃ ראיה ראיה׃ rə’āyāh rə·’ā·yāh reaYah ū·rə·’ā·yāh ūrə’āyāh ureaYah
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Englishman's Concordance
1 Chronicles 4:2
HEB: וּרְאָיָ֤ה בֶן־ שׁוֹבָל֙
NAS: Reaiah the son of Shobal
KJV: And Reaiah the son of Shobal
INT: Reaiah the son of Shobal

1 Chronicles 5:5
HEB: מִיכָ֥ה בְנ֛וֹ רְאָיָ֥ה בְנ֖וֹ בַּ֥עַל
NAS: Micah his son, Reaiah his son, Baal
KJV: Micah his son, Reaia his son, Baal
INT: Micah his son Reaiah his son Baal

Ezra 2:47
HEB: גַ֖חַר בְּנֵ֥י רְאָיָֽה׃
NAS: of Gahar, the sons of Reaiah,
KJV: of Gahar, the children of Reaiah,
INT: of Gahar the sons of Reaiah

Nehemiah 7:50
HEB: בְּנֵי־ רְאָיָ֥ה בְנֵי־ רְצִ֖ין
NAS: the sons of Reaiah, the sons of Rezin,
KJV: The children of Reaiah, the children
INT: the sons of Reaiah the sons of Rezin

4 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 7211
4 Occurrences


rə·’ā·yāh — 3 Occ.
ū·rə·’ā·yāh — 1 Occ.
















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