Adlai

Gender Masculine

Usage Biblical, Biblical Hebrew [1]

Scripts עַדְלָי(Ancient Hebrew)

Pronounced Pron. /ˈæd.ˌleɪ/(English) [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Contracted form of Adalia. This is the name of the father of one of King David's herdsmen in the Old Testament.

Related Names

VariantsAdalia(Biblical) 'Adalya(Biblical Hebrew)

Popularity

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Categories

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Sources & References

Strong, James. The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, entry h5724, available from https://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?strongs=h5724.

Entry updated October 6, 2024