H6769 H6769
Zillethai, name of two men in Chronicles, one Benjamite and one Manassite
Zillethai appears as the name of two different men in the Chronicles genealogies: a Benjamite descendant in the family records and a Manassite who joined David at Ziklag. The name may mean 'shadow of Yahweh' or 'Yah is shade,' combining imagery of divine protection with the covenant name. Both men are known only from these brief genealogical mentions, but their names are preserved as part of Israel's tribal records and the roster of David's early supporters.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Found in 1 Chronicles 8:20 (a Benjamite) and 12:21 (a Manassite who joined David), this personal name is preserved across languages with slight variations: English 'Zillethai/Tsilletai,' Spanish 'Tsiletai,' French and German transliterating the Hebrew. The possible meaning 'shadow of Yah' would fit the pattern of theophoric names invoking God's protection. These two individuals, though we know nothing of their lives beyond their tribal affiliations, represent the hundreds of faithful Israelites whose names Chronicles carefully preserved to maintain the tribal heritage. 2×
AR["وَصِلِّتَاي"]·ben["এবং-সিল্লতয়", "ও-সিল্লতায়"]·DE["[וצלתי]"]·EN["and-Tsilletai", "and-Tsilletay"]·FR["[וצלתי]"]·heb["ו-צלתי"]·HI["और-सिल्लतै"]·ID["dan-Ziletai"]·IT["[וצלתי]"]·jav["lan-Silètai", "lan-Ziletai"]·KO["그-와-실르대"]·PT["e-Tsiletai", "e-Tsiletay"]·RU["и-Циллетай"]·ES["y-Tsiletai"]·SW["na-Silethai"]·TR["ve-Tsilletay"]·urd["اور-صلتائی"]
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
† צִלְּתַי n.pr.m. (Thes expl. as צִלַּת יָהּ);— 1. Benj., 1 Ch 8:20, Σελαθ(ε)ι. 2. צִלְתָּ֑י, Manassite, 1 Ch 12:21 (van d. H. v 20), Σεμαθει, Σιλαθα, etc.