se.ra.yah is a personal name borne by individuals in genealogies, official lists, priestly settings, and historical narratives.

The attested use is as a personal name, identifying several individuals in family lines, named lists, priestly contexts, and narrative scenes. The verses do not supply evidence for a separate lexical sense beyond its use as a proper name.

1. Personal name in lists and narratives · dominant

   Every supplied token is tagged Noun · Proper and functions as a name. In 1 Chronicles 4:13 the APB renders a family statement naming a son of Kenaz, while 2 Kings 25:18 names a chief priest taken by the captain of the guard; Ezra 7:1 and Nehemiah 11:11 likewise place the name within priestly genealogical statements. In Jeremiah 51:59 and Jeremiah 51:61, the named person receives Jeremiah's command concerning a journey to Babylon and the reading of words there.

   1 Chronicles 4:132 Kings 25:18Ezra 7:1Jeremiah 51:59Jeremiah 51:61Nehemiah 11:11

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB normally presents the proper name as “Seraiah” in genealogies, lists, and narratives. Its wording cannot establish more than the term's identifiable use as a personal name in these clauses.