How to Pronounce Aiah

Ah-EE-ah

Aiah is pronounced Ah-EE-ah (ˈeɪjə): three syllables, stress on the second. Also heard: AY-yuh.

What does Aiah mean?

Aiah means “vulture, raven; an isle; alas, where is it?”.

Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.

Who was Aiah?

Aiah is a personal name borne by more than one man in Scripture. The best known was the father of Rizpah, the concubine of King Saul whose grief for her slain sons is recounted in 2 Samuel 21:10. A different Aiah appears in the Edomite genealogy as a son of Zibeon (1 Chronicles 1:40).

Also pronounced

AY-yuh

Found in Scripture

Other names from 2 Samuel

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