H0345 H0345
Aiah, 'falcon'; a Horite name and the father of Rizpah, Saul's concubine.
A masculine proper name likely meaning 'falcon' or 'hawk,' borne by two individuals in the Hebrew Bible. The first is a Horite, listed as a son of Zibeon in the genealogies of Esau's territory (Gen 36:24; 1 Chr 1:40). The second, and more narratively significant, is the father of Rizpah, who was Saul's concubine. Rizpah daughter of Aiah plays a poignant role in 2 Samuel 3:7 and especially 21:8-11, where she keeps vigil over the bodies of her executed sons.
Senses
1. Aiah (proper name) — Aiah (אַיָּה, probably 'falcon'), a proper name for two men. One is a Horite descendant of Seir listed among the clans of Edom (Gen 36:24; 1 Chr 1:40). The other is father of Rizpah, Saul's concubine, whose story in 2 Samuel is deeply moving: after her sons are handed over to the Gibeonites, she guards their bodies from birds and beasts until David is moved to give them proper burial (2 Sam 21:8-11). The name's avian meaning connects to a broader pattern of animal-derived Horite names. 6×
AR["أَيَّة", "أَيَّةَ", "أَيَّةُ"]·ben["অয়া", "আয়ার", "আয়্যার", "এবং-আয়্যা"]·DE["Aiah", "Ayyah", "[איה]", "und-Ajja"]·EN["Aiah", "Ayah", "Ayyah", "and-Aiah"]·FR["Aiah", "Ayyah", "[איה]", "et-Aiah"]·heb["איה", "ו-איה"]·HI["अय्या", "अय्या-की", "अय्याह-की", "और-अय्या"]·ID["Aya", "dan-Aya"]·IT["Aiah", "Ayyah", "[איה]", "e-Aiah"]·jav["Aya", "Ayah", "lan-Ayah"]·KO["그리고-아야와", "아야", "아야의"]·PT["'Ayyah", "Ayah", "e-'Ayah"]·RU["Айи", "и-Айя", "и-Ана"]·ES["Aya", "Ayah", "y-Ayah"]·SW["Aya", "na-Aya"]·TR["Ayya", "Ayya'nın", "ve-Ana", "ve-Aya"]·urd["اور-ایہ", "ایاہ-کی", "ایّہ", "ایہ-کی"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† II. אַיָּה n.pr.m. (falcon) 1. a Horite Gn 36:24; 1 Ch 1:40. 2. father of Rizpah 2 S 3:7; 21:8, 10, 11.