seraya · Seraiah

What it means

seraya (שְׂרָיָה) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “Seraiah”.

The name of several men; among them David's scribe (2 Samuel 8:17). It means "YHWH has prevailed".

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Where it appears

• 2 Samuel×1
• 2 Kings×2
• 1 Chronicles×5
• Ezra×2
• Nehemiah×4
• Jeremiah×6

• 2 Samuel 8:17

  Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelech son of Abiathar were priests; Seraiah was scribe;

• 2 Kings 25:18

  The chief of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest and Zephaniah the second priest and the three keepers of the threshold;

• 2 Kings 25:23

  All the chiefs of the forces, they and the men, heard that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah, and they came to Gedaliah at Mizpah: Ishmael son of Nethaniah, Johanan son of Kareah, Seraiah son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite, and Jaazaniah son of the Maacathite, they and their men.

• 1 Chronicles 4:13

  And the sons of Kenaz: Othniel and Seraiah. And the sons of Othniel: Hathath.

• 1 Chronicles 4:14

  And Meonothai fathered Ophrah; and Seraiah fathered Joab, the father of the Valley of Craftsmen, for they were craftsmen.

• 1 Chronicles 4:35

  and Joel, and Jehu the son of Joshibiah, the son of Seraiah, the son of Asiel,

• 1 Chronicles 6:14

  and Azariah fathered Seraiah, and Seraiah fathered Jehozadak;

• Ezra 2:2

  who came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvai, Rehum, and Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel:

• Ezra 7:1

  And after these things, in the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Ezra the son of Seraiah, the son of Azariah, the son of Hilkiah,

• Nehemiah 10:2

  Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah,

• Nehemiah 11:11

  Seraiah son of Hilkiah, son of Meshullam, son of Zadok, son of Meraioth, son of Ahitub, ruler of the house of Elohim,

• Nehemiah 12:1

  And these are the priests and the Levites who came up with Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,

• Nehemiah 12:12

  And in the days of Joiakim there were priests, heads of the fathers’ houses: of Seraiah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah;

• Jeremiah 36:26

  And the king commanded Jerahmeel the king's son and Seraiah son of Azriel and Shelemiah son of Abdeel to seize Baruch the scribe and Jeremiah the prophet; but YHWH hid them.

• Jeremiah 40:8

  and they came to Gedaliah at Mizpah: Ishmael son of Nethaniah, and Johanan and Jonathan, sons of Kareah, and Seraiah son of Tanhumeth, and the sons of Ephai the Netophathite, and Jezaniah son of the Maacathite, they and their men.

• Jeremiah 51:59

  The word that Jeremiah the prophet commanded Seraiah son of Neriah, son of Mahseiah, when he went with Zedekiah king of Judah to Babylon in the fourth year of his reign; and Seraiah was chief of the resting place.

• Jeremiah 51:61

  And Jeremiah said to Seraiah, “When you come to Babylon, then see, and read all these words,

• Jeremiah 52:24

  The chief of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest and Zephaniah the second priest and the three keepers of the threshold;

And 2 more times.