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Aiah
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Aiah: NET AVS NIV NRSV NASB TEV
son of Zibeon son of Seir
father of Rizpah, Saul's concubine
vulture, raven; an isle; alas, where is it?
father of Rizpah, Saul's concubine
vulture, raven; an isle; alas, where is it?
Hebrew
Strongs #0345: hya 'Ayah
Aiah or Ajah = "falcon"1) a Horite, son of Zibeon
2) father of Rizpah, Saul's concubine
345 'Ayah ah-yaw'
the same as 344; Ajah, the name of two Israelites:-Aiah,Ajah.
see HEBREW for 0344
AIAH [SMITH]
(clamor).- Son of Zibeon, a descendant of Seir and ancestor of one of the wives of Esau, (1 Chronicles 1:40) called in (Genesis 36:24) AJAH = A IAH. He probably died before his father, as the succession fell to his brother Anah.
- Father of Rizpah, the concubine of Saul. (2 Samuel 3:7; 21:8,10,11) (B.C. before 1040.)
AIAH [ISBE]
AIAH - a'-ya ('ayyah, "falcon"; once in the King James Version Ajah, Gen 36:24): (1) A Horite, son of Zibeon, and brother of Anah, who was father of one of Esau's wives (Gen 36:24; 1 Ch 1:40). (2) Father of Rizpah, a concubine of Saul, about whom Ishbosheth falsely accused Abner (2 Sam 3:7), and whose sons were hanged to appease the Gibeonites, whom Saul had wronged (2 Sam 21:8-11).