Ilay means “Ilai” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.
Strong's H5866 עִילַי (`Iylay) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. `Iylay (ee-lah'-ee) n/p. 1. elevated 2. Ilai, an Israelite It has 1 linked Bible usage across 1 book. Visible English usage signals include ilai. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
`Iylay (ee-lah'-ee) n/p. 1. elevated 2. Ilai, an Israelite [from H5927] KJV: Ilai. Root(s): H5927
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H5866. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
Ilai
Usage: A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.23.28; also called Ilai at 1Ch.11.29; Another name of tsal.mon (צַלְמוֹן "Zalmon" H6756B) § Ilai = "exalted" an Ahohite, one of David's mighty warriors
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render `Iylay, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
1 indexed usage in Old Testament.
Sibbecai the Hushathite, Ilai the Ahohite,
First 1 linked usage excerpt for Strong's H5866.
Sibbecai the Hushathite, Ilai the Ahohite,
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H5866, grouped by book.
Ilay (Strong's H5866) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Ilai". `Iylay (ee-lah'-ee) n/p. 1. elevated 2. Ilai, an Israelite
This page currently indexes 1 linked usage for Strong's H5866 across 1 book.
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H5866 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as ilai. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.
