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Strong's H8304 שְׂרָיָה (serayah)

Serayah means “Seraiah” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

First usage Interlinear Bible Septuagint Bible
Strong's Number H8304
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 18
Books 6

Strong's H8304 Quick Answer

Strong's H8304 שְׂרָיָה שְׂרָיָהוּ (Srayah) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Srayah (ser-aw-yaw') (or Srayahuw {ser-aw-yaw'-hoo}) n/p. 1. Jah has prevailed 2. Serajah, the name of nine Israelites It has 18 linked Bible usages across 6 books. Visible English usage signals include son, seraiah, jeremiah, priest, and men. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
Srayah (ser-aw-yaw') (or Srayahuw {ser-aw-yaw'-hoo}) n/p. 1. Jah has prevailed 2. Serajah, the name of nine Israelites
Usage
18 linked usages
Books
6 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
son, seraiah, jeremiah, priest, and men

Meaning and Definition

Srayah (ser-aw-yaw') (or Srayahuw {ser-aw-yaw'-hoo}) n/p. 1. Jah has prevailed 2. Serajah, the name of nine Israelites [from H8280 and H3050] KJV: Seraiah. Root(s): H8280, H3050

Original Word
שְׂרָיָה שְׂרָיָהוּ
Transliteration
Srayah
Derivation
Root: שׂרה First root strongs: 8280 Second root strongs: 3050
Morphology
name

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H8304. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

Seraiah

Usage: A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.8.17; father of: Elihoreph (H0456) and Ahijah (H0281); also called Shavsha at 1Ch.18.16; Sheva(Ketiv: Sheya) at 2Sa.20.25; Shisha at 1Ki.4.3;

§ Seraiah = "Jehovah is ruler" 1) the scribe or secretary of David 2) son 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 3) son 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 4) a Judaite, son of Kenaz, brother of Othniel, and father of Joab 5) a Simeonite, father of Josibiah and grandfather of Jehu 6)

a people of the province who returned from exile with Zerubbabel 6a) maybe the same as 10 7) son of Azariah and father of Ezra the priest and scribe 8) a priest who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah 9) a priest, son of Hilkiah in the time of Nehemiah 10) a 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 11) son of Meraiah and messenger sent by the prophet Jeremiah to Babylon with a book of his writings 12) son of Azriel and one of the 3 men commanded by king Jehoiakim of Judah to seize Jeremiah and Baruch

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English Usage Signals

Frequent English words from the visible usage excerpts. These are not a replacement for the original-language definition, but they make the usage pattern easier to scan.

son seraiah jeremiah priest men king sons begat priests chief babylon gedaliah

How Strong's H8304 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 18 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H8304 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H8304 in the Old Testament

18 indexed usages in Old Testament.

2 Samuel 8:17 KJV

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

2 Kings 25:18 KJV

And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door:

2 Kings 25:23 KJV

And when all the captains of the armies, they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah governor, there came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, even Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan the son of Careah, and Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite, and Jaazaniah the son of a Maachathite, they and their men.

Usage Excerpts

First 18 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H8304.

2 Samuel 8:17 Old Testament, KJV
And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, were the priests; and Seraiah was the scribe;
2 Kings 25:18 Old Testament, KJV
And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door:
2 Kings 25:23 Old Testament, KJV
And when all the captains of the armies, they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah governor, there came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, even Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan the son of Careah, and Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite, and Jaazaniah the son of a Maachathite, they and their men.
1 Chronicles 4:13 Old Testament, KJV
And the sons of Kenaz; Othniel, and Seraiah: and the sons of Othniel; Hathath.
1 Chronicles 4:14 Old Testament, KJV
And Meonothai begat Ophrah: and Seraiah begat Joab, the father of the valley of Charashim; for they were craftsmen.
1 Chronicles 4:35 Old Testament, KJV
And Joel, and Jehu the son of Josibiah, the son of Seraiah, the son of Asiel,
1 Chronicles 6:14 Old Testament, KJV
And Azariah begat Seraiah, and Seraiah begat Jehozadak,
Ezra 2:2 Old Testament, KJV
Which came with Zerubbabel: Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mizpar, Bigvai, Rehum, Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel:
Ezra 7:1 Old Testament, KJV
Now 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 11:11 Old Testament, KJV
Seraiah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, was the ruler of the house of God.
Nehemiah 12:1 Old Testament, KJV
Now these are the priests and the Levites that went up with Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,
Nehemiah 12:12 Old Testament, KJV
And in the days of Joiakim were priests, the chief of the fathers: of Seraiah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah;
Jeremiah 36:26 Old Testament, KJV
But the king commanded Jerahmeel the son of Hammelech, and Seraiah the son of Azriel, and Shelemiah the son of Abdeel, to take Baruch the scribe and Jeremiah the prophet: but the LORD hid them.
Jeremiah 40:8 Old Testament, KJV
Then they came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, even 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 a Maachathite, they and their men.
Jeremiah 51:59 Old Testament, KJV
The word which Jeremiah the prophet commanded Seraiah the son of Neriah, the son of Maaseiah, when he went with Zedekiah the king of Judah into Babylon in the fourth year of his reign. And this Seraiah was a quiet prince.
Jeremiah 51:61 Old Testament, KJV
And Jeremiah said to Seraiah, When thou comest to Babylon, and shalt see, and shalt read all these words;
Jeremiah 52:24 Old Testament, KJV
And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door:

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H8304, grouped by book.

2 Samuel 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Samuel 8:17
2 Kings 2 usages, Old Testament
2 Kings 25:18 2 Kings 25:23
1 Chronicles 4 usages, Old Testament
1 Chronicles 4:13 1 Chronicles 4:14 1 Chronicles 4:35 1 Chronicles 6:14
Ezra 2 usages, Old Testament
Ezra 2:2 Ezra 7:1
Nehemiah 4 usages, Old Testament
Nehemiah 10:2 Nehemiah 11:11 Nehemiah 12:1 Nehemiah 12:12
Jeremiah 5 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 36:26 Jeremiah 40:8 Jeremiah 51:59 Jeremiah 51:61 Jeremiah 52:24

Strong's H8304 FAQ

What does serayah (שְׂרָיָה) mean?

Serayah (Strong's H8304) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Seraiah". Srayah (ser-aw-yaw') (or Srayahuw {ser-aw-yaw'-hoo}) n/p. 1. Jah has prevailed 2. Serajah, the name of nine Israelites

How many times is serayah (שְׂרָיָה) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 18 linked usages for Strong's H8304 across 6 books.

Where can I study serayah (שְׂרָיָה) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H8304 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate serayah (שְׂרָיָה)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as son, seraiah, jeremiah, priest, men, and king. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.