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How to Pronounce Remaliah

rehm-uh-LAI-uh

Remaliah is pronounced rehm-uh-LAI-uh (rɛməlˈaɪə): four syllables, stress on the third.

What does Remaliah mean?

Remaliah means “the exaltation of the Lord”.

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

Who was Remaliah?

Remaliah was the father of Pekah, the captain who conspired against the king of Israel, killed him, and reigned in his place (2 Kings 15:25). His son Pekah joined Rezin king of Syria to war against Jerusalem (2 Kings 16:5). Isaiah scornfully calls Pekah simply 'the son of Remaliah' (Isaiah 7:4).

Found in Scripture

2 Kings 15:252 Kings 15:272 Kings 15:302 Kings 15:322 Kings 15:372 Kings 16:12 Kings 16:52 Chronicles 28:6Isaiah 7:1Isaiah 7:4Isaiah 7:5Isaiah 7:9Isaiah 8:6

Other names from 2 Kings

Rabsaris · RAB-suh-risRabshakeh · RAHB-sheh-kehRekabite · REK-uh-biteRekem · REE-kemRemeth · REE-mithRemmomphares · REM-uhn-PEE-rezRemmon · REM-uhnRezeph · REH-zeffRezin · REE-zihnRumah · ROO-mah

In other languages

Remalias in Portuguese

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