רְמַלְיָהוּ
𐤓𐤌𐤋𐤉𐤄𐤅
Remaleyahu
H7425 noun
SILEX Entry
Definition
Remalyahu (Remaliah) is a masculine proper name meaning 'Yahweh has adorned' or 'Yahweh has bedecked.' It refers to an Israelite father of Pekah, a king of Israel during the late monarchic period. The semantic range covers the use as a personal name, embedded with a theophoric element indicating relationship to the deity Yahweh, and potentially carrying connotations of honor or grace bestowed by Yahweh.
Semantic Range
personal name, 'Yahweh has adorned,' patronymic identifier, honorific bestowed by Yahweh
Root / Etymology
Root uncertain; possibly connected to רמל (ramal), an unused or unattested root hypothesized to mean 'to adorn' or 'to deck,' followed by the theophoric suffix יָהוּ (Yahu), referencing Yahweh. The actual Hebrew verbal root 'רמל' is not otherwise attested in Biblical Hebrew outside of this name; the etymology therefore remains uncertain and is reconstructed based on patterns in other Hebrew names.
Historical & Contextual Notes
The name רְמַלְיָהוּ (Remalyahu/Remaliah) appears primarily as the patronymic of Pekah, the son of Remaliah, a military leader who became king during the time of the Syro-Ephraimite War (2 Kings 15:25; Isaiah 7:1-9). The use of the -yahu/-yah suffix is characteristic of Israelite and Judahite theophoric names from the monarchic period, representing reverence to Yahweh. The hypothesized meaning 'Yahweh has adorned' or 'bedecked' suits the pattern of Israelite personal names as prayers or declarations about the deity's actions. Since the root רמל does not occur as a verb or common noun, the precise nuance remains uncertain and conventional translations of the name as 'Remaliah' are direct transliterations. In English tradition, the name appears simply as 'Remaliah,' and the full meaning is not rendered. The use and formation of -yahu names parallels other theophoric names such as יִרְמְיָהוּ (Yirmeyahu, Jeremiah) and חִזְקִיָּהוּ (Hezekiah).
Original Strong's Gloss (1890)
from an unused root and יָהּ (perhaps meaning to deck); Jah has bedecked; Remaljah, an Israelite; Remaliah.
Bantu Hebrew
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רמל (r-m-l) — to adorn, to deck, to bedeck
Word Forms
1 distinct form
| SIDANCE | Surface | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 | Occurrences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H7425-01 |
רְמַלְיָ֜הוּ | remaleyahu | HNp |
of Remaliah | Yahweh-has-adorned | 13 |
Occurrences in Scripture
13 total occurrences
| SIDANCE | Reference | Word | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H7425-01 |
2 Kings 15:25 | רְמַלְיָ֜הוּ | remaleyahu | HNp |
Remaliah | Yahweh-has-adorned |
H7425-01 |
2 Kings 15:27 | רְמַלְיָ֧הוּ | remaleyahu | HNp |
of Remaliah | Yahweh-has-adorned |
H7425-01 |
2 Kings 15:30 | רְמַלְיָ֔הוּ | remaleyahu | HNp |
Remaliah | Yahweh-has-adorned |
H7425-01 |
2 Kings 15:32 | רְמַלְיָ֖הוּ | remaleyahu | HNp |
of Remaliah | Yahweh-has-adorned |
H7425-01 |
2 Kings 15:37 | רְמַלְיָֽהוּ | remaleyahu | HNp |
of Remaliah | Yahweh-has-adorned |
H7425-01 |
2 Kings 16:1 | רְמַלְיָ֑הוּ | remaleyahu | HNp |
Remaliah | Yahweh-has-adorned |
H7425-01 |
2 Kings 16:5 | רְמַלְיָ֧הוּ | remaleyahu | HNp |
of Remaliah | Yahweh-has-adorned |
H7425-01 |
Isaiah 7:1 | רְמַלְיָ֤הוּ | remaleyahu | HNp |
Remaliah | Yahweh-has-adorned |
H7425-01 |
Isaiah 7:4 | רְמַלְיָֽהוּ | remaleyahu | HNp |
of-Remaliah | Yahweh-has-adorned |
H7425-01 |
Isaiah 7:5 | רְמַלְיָ֖הוּ | remaleyahu | HNp |
of Remaliah | Yahweh-has-adorned |