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אֲדַלְיָא

𐤀𐤃𐤋𐤉𐤀

Adaleya

H118 noun

SILEX Entry

Definition

A personal name, Adalya, identified as one of the sons of Haman in the book of Esther. The meaning of the name is uncertain; it does not carry a semantic meaning in Biblical Hebrew and is likely a foreign (non-Hebrew) name adopted into the text.

Semantic Range

proper name of a Persian individual, name of a son of Haman

Root / Etymology

Etymology uncertain. The name appears to be of Persian origin, as with several names in the Persian period narratives of the Hebrew Bible (e.g., the book of Esther). No Hebrew root meaning is evident in the name, and it is not formed from a recognizable Hebrew verb or noun root. The form could possibly be related to Iranian or Akkadian name elements, but a precise derivation is unclear.

Historical & Contextual Notes

The name אֲדַלְיָא (Adalya) occurs only in Esther 9:8 as one of the ten sons of Haman executed after the downfall of their father. It is part of a group of non-Hebrew personal names in Esther, most of which reflect Persian-language influence during the Achaemenid period. The name does not have a meaning in biblical Hebrew and is not connected to native Israelite naming traditions. Modern English translations sometimes render it as 'Adalia,' but this is simply an Anglicized form. Some older sources propose speculative meanings based on conjectured foreign roots, but these are not substantiated. The word is exclusively a proper noun, restricted to the post-exilic narrative context.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

of Persian derivation; Adalja, a son of Haman; Adalia.

Bantu Hebrew

No Bantu Hebrew comparisons have been recorded for this word yet.

Root Family

uncertain (Baleadan) — uncertain

Root uncertain uncertain; none in Hebrew
Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H1002 בִּירָה the citadel
H105 אֲגַרְטָל bowls of
H1081 בַּלְאֲדָן Baladan
H1085 בִּלְדַּד Bildad
H1095 בֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּר Belteshatsar

Word Forms

1 distinct form

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2 Occurrences
H118-01 אֲדַלְיָ֖א adaleya HNp Adalia Adalya Adaleya 1

Occurrences in Scripture

1 occurrence

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2
H118-01 Esther 9:8 אֲדַלְיָ֖א adaleya HNp Adalia Adalya Adaleya
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