שְׂרָיָהוּ
se.ra.yah
Seraiah
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredShematically, the name "Seraiah" (שְׂרָיָהוּ, se.ra.yah) is a proper noun identifying a specific individual. As such, its primary function is to designate and distinguish this person from others. Within its limited two occurrences in the Bible, the name "Seraiah" likely serves a significant role, possibly reflecting an individual's importance, influence, or connection to an event or process. Its significance lies not in its meaning or composition but in its role as a identifier, highlighting the person's distinctness and relationship to their context. The data reveals no information about the name's possible connotations, associations, or origins, making it essential to consider the name in its immediate context to understand its relevance and purpose in the biblical narrative.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
2 total occurrences across the text
then Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan and Jonathan the sons of Kareah, and Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth, and the sons of Ephai the Netophathite, and Jezaniah the son of the Maacathite, they and their men came to Gedaliah to Mizpah.
2 Kings 25:23Now when all the captains of the forces, they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah governor, they came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, even Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite, and Jaazaniah the son of the Maacathite, they and their men.