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Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Aiah

vulture, raven; an isle; alas, where is it?

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Aiah

(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.)

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

AIAH

a'-ya ('ayyah, "falcon"; once in the King James Version Ajah, Genesis 36:24):

(1) A Horite, son of Zibeon, and brother of Anah, who was father of one of Esau's wives (Genesis 36:24 1 Chronicles 1:40).

(2) Father of Rizpah, a concubine of Saul, about whom Ishbosheth falsely accused Abner (2 Samuel 3:7), and whose sons were hanged to appease the Gibeonites, whom Saul had wronged (2 Samuel 21:8-11).

Strong's Hebrew

345. Ayyah -- "falcon," the name of a Horite, also of an Israelite
... "falcon," the name of a Horite, also of an Israelite. Transliteration: Ayyah Phonetic
Spelling: (ah-yaw') Short Definition: Aiah. ... NASB Word Usage Aiah (6). ...
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Library

'de Profundis'
... God took him up, and cast him down: and there he sat all alone, astonished and
confounded, like Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah, when she sat alone upon the ...
/.../kingsley/the good news of god/sermon viii de profundis.htm

How David Reigned Over one Tribe at Hebron While the Son Of
... party; but afterwards Abner was blamed, and an accusation was laid against him,
that he went in unto Saul's concubine: her name was Rispah, the daughter of Aiah ...
/.../josephus/the antiquities of the jews/chapter 1 how david reigned.htm

Preface to Original Edition by Charles Kingsley
... of darkness, and of storm, while lover and friend were hid away from them, and they
sat upon the parching rock, like Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah, beside the ...
/.../preface to original edition by.htm

The Hebrews and the Philistines --Damascus
History Of Egypt, Chaldaea, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria, V 6. <. ...
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Thesaurus

Aiah (7 Occurrences)
... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia AIAH. ... Multi-Version Concordance Aiah (7 Occurrences).
Genesis 36:24 These are the children of Zibeon: Aiah and Anah. ...
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Aiah's (2 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Aiah's (2 Occurrences). ... 2 Samuel 21:11 And it was told
David what Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, the concubine of Saul, had done. ...
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Ai'ah (5 Occurrences)
Ai'ah. A'iah, Ai'ah. Aiah's . Multi-Version Concordance Ai'ah (5
Occurrences). 2 Samuel 3:7 Now Saul had a concubine, whose name ...
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Rizpah (4 Occurrences)
... Easton's Bible Dictionary Coal; hot stone, the daughter of Aiah, and one
of Saul's concubines. She was the mother of Armoni and ...
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Mephibosheth (13 Occurrences)
... Easton's Bible Dictionary Exterminator of shame; ie, of idols. (1.) The name of
Saul's son by the concubine Rizpah (qv), the daughter of Aiah. ...
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Zibeon (7 Occurrences)
... Genesis 36:24 These are the children of Zibeon: Aiah and Anah. ... The sons of Zibeon:
Aiah, and Anah. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS NIV). ...
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Zib'eon (7 Occurrences)
... Genesis 36:24 And these are the children of Zibeon: Aiah and Anah--this is Anah
who found the hot springs in the wilderness, as he fed the asses of Zibeon his ...
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Armoni (1 Occurrence)
... ar-mo'-ni ('armoni, "belonging to the palace"): One of the two sons of Saul by Rizpah,
the daughter of Aiah (2 Samuel 21:8). David delivered them over to the ...
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A'iah (1 Occurrence)
A'iah. Aiah, A'iah. Ai'ah . Multi-Version Concordance A'iah (1 Occurrence).
Genesis 36:24 These are the children of Zibeon: Aiah and Anah. ...
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Anah (10 Occurrences)
... Genesis 36:24 These are the children of Zibeon: Aiah and Anah. ... The sons of Zibeon:
Aiah, and Anah. (Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV). ...
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Bible Concordance

Aiah (7 Occurrences)

Genesis 36:24 These are the children of Zibeon: Aiah and Anah. This is Anah who found the hot springs in the wilderness, as he fed the donkeys of Zibeon his father.
(WEB JPS ASV BBE NAS NIV)

2 Samuel 3:7 Now Saul had a concubine, whose name was Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah: and Ishbosheth said to Abner, "Why have you gone in to my father's concubine?"
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

2 Samuel 21:8 But the king took the two sons of Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, whom she bore to Saul, Armoni and Mephibosheth; and the five sons of Michal the daughter of Saul, whom she bore to Adriel the son of Barzillai the Meholathite.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

2 Samuel 21:10 Rizpah the daughter of Aiah took sackcloth, and spread it for her on the rock, from the beginning of harvest until water was poured on them from the sky. She allowed neither the birds of the sky to rest on them by day, nor the animals of the field by night.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

2 Samuel 21:11 It was told David what Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, the concubine of Saul, had done.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

1 Chronicles 1:40 The sons of Shobal: Alian, and Manahath, and Ebal, Shephi, and Onam. The sons of Zibeon: Aiah, and Anah.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE WBS YLT NAS NIV)

1 Chronicles 7:28 And their possessions and habitations were Beth-el and the towns thereof, and eastward Naaran, and westward Gezer, with the towns thereof; Shechem also and the towns thereof, unto Azzah and the towns thereof;
(See JPS)

Subtopics

Aiah

Related Terms

Aiah's (2 Occurrences)

Ai'ah (5 Occurrences)

Rizpah (4 Occurrences)

Mephibosheth (13 Occurrences)

Zibeon (7 Occurrences)

Zib'eon (7 Occurrences)

Armoni (1 Occurrence)

A'iah (1 Occurrence)

Anah (10 Occurrences)