H5724 H5724
Adlai (personal name: possibly 'justice of Yah')
A personal name borne by the father of one of David's officers. Shaphat son of Adlai was overseer of David's herds in the valleys. The name may mean 'justice of Yah' or 'my justice,' incorporating a theophoric element, though the etymology is uncertain. Greek versions transliterate it as Adai or Adli.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Adlai the father of Shaphat, mentioned in 1 Chronicles 27:29 among David's administrative officials. Shaphat son of Adlai supervised the royal herds that grazed in the valleys. The name likely contains a divine element, possibly meaning 'my justice' or 'Yah's justice,' though its exact derivation remains unclear. 1×
AR["عَدْلَايَ"]·ben["অদ্লয়ের"]·DE["[עדלי]"]·EN["Adlai"]·FR["[עדלי]"]·heb["עדלי"]·HI["अदलै"]·ID["-Adlai"]·IT["[עדלי]"]·jav["Adlai"]·KO["아들라이"]·PT["Adlai"]·RU["Адлая"]·ES["Adlai"]·SW["Adlai"]·TR["Adlay'ın"]·urd["عدلی-کا"]
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
† עַדְלָ֑י n.pr.m. 1 Ch 27:29, 𝔊 Αδαι, 𝔊L Αδλι.