Given name
Pelaiah
“Yah is wonderful”·“distinguished of Yah”
Pelaiah is used as a given name.
Original Hebrewפלאיה
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Pelaiah is thought to mean “Yah is wonderful” or “distinguished of Yah.”
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Where it comes from
Pelaiah is a biblical name, probably from Hebrew.
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In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Pelaiah appears in Nehemiah 10:10.
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Pelaiah’s family of names
See also 10
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
- Paulshares a root
- Apollosshares a root
- Tiglath-pilesershares a root
- Pulshares a root
- Pelethshares a root
- Eliphelehushares a root
- Eliphalshares a root
- Amraphelshares a root
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