מְלַטְיָ֣ה
𐤌𐤋𐤈𐤉𐤄
Melateyah
Melatiah
Personal name: Melatyah or Melatiah, meaning 'Yahweh has delivered' or 'Yahweh is deliverance.' Used as the name of a Gibeonite individual who played a role after the return from exile (notably in Nehemiah's account). The name bears theological significance, reflecting faith in Yahweh's power to rescue or save.
Nehemiah 3:7 · Word #4
Lexicon H4424
| Lemma | מְלַטְיָה |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤌𐤋𐤈𐤉𐤄 |
| Transliteration | Melateyah |
| Strong's | H4424 |
| Definition | Personal name: Melatyah or Melatiah, meaning 'Yahweh has delivered' or 'Yahweh is deliverance.' Used as the name of a Gibeonite individual who played a role after the return from exile (notably in Nehemiah's account). The name bears theological significance, reflecting faith in Yahweh's power to rescue or save. |
Morphology HNp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
Common Translation
| Phrase | Melatiah |
SIBI-P1 Translation H4424-01
Yah Has Delivered
| Morphological Notes | Masculine singular proper name; theophoric compound of מלט (deliver, likely Piel nuance) + יה (Yah). |
| Rendering Rationale | The name combines the root מלט (to deliver, save) with the theophoric element יה (Yah). The rendering reflects a completed act of deliverance attributed to Yah, preserving both the root meaning and the verbal force embedded in the compound name. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
Melateyah
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Proper noun transliterated from Hebrew. P1 meaning: Yah Has Delivered |