Lexicon
עַדְלָ֑י
ad.lay
H5724
N:N-M-P Hebrew

Adlai

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ad.lay identifies the father of Shaphat in a livestock-administration notice.

The attested use identifies a person as Shaphat's father within a notice about responsibility for cattle.

Senses in use

  1. Personal name in a paternal identification · dominant

    In 1 Chronicles 27:29, the form is tagged as a proper noun and occurs in the identification of Shaphat as this person's son; the APB renders the clause “Shaphat son of Adlai was in charge of the cattle in the Valley of Achor.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In 1 Chronicles 27:29, the APB presents the name in the phrase “son of Adlai.” It only confirms the verse's paternal identification.

Passages featuring this word

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