Strong's Hebrew: 5724. עַדְלָי (Adlay) -- Adlai

Strong's Lexicon

Adlay: Adlai

Original Word: עַדְלַי
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration: `Adlay
Pronunciation: ad-lah'ee
Phonetic Spelling: (ad-lah'-ee)
Definition: Adlai
Meaning: Adlai

Word Origin: Likely derived from an unused root meaning to be just or fair.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct Greek equivalents for the name Adlai in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as it is a proper noun specific to the Hebrew text.

Usage: Adlai is a personal name in the Hebrew Bible, meaning "justice of God" or "ornament of God." It is used to identify a specific individual within the genealogical records of the tribes of Israel.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the context of ancient Israel, names often held significant meaning and were sometimes indicative of the character or destiny of the individual. The name Adlai, suggesting divine justice or ornamentation, reflects the cultural importance placed on divine attributes and their manifestation in human lives. Genealogies were crucial for maintaining tribal identities and inheritance rights, and names like Adlai would have been recorded with care.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from an unused word
Definition
the father of Shaphat
NASB Translation
Adlai (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

עַדְלָ֑י proper name, masculine 1 Chronicles 27:29, ᵐ5. Αδαι, ᵐ5^L Αδλι.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Adlai

Probably from an unused root of uncertain meaning; Adlai, an Israelite -- Adlai.

Forms and Transliterations

עַדְלָֽי׃ עדלי׃ ‘aḏ·lāy ‘aḏlāy adLai

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