Pelaiah pe-la'-ya, pe-li'-a (pela'yah):
(1) A son of Elioenai, of the royal house of Judah (1 Chronicles 3:24).
(2) A Levite who assisted Ezra by expounding the Law (Nehemiah 8:7), and was one of those who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah (10:10). He is called "Phalias" in Ezra 9:48 (Revised Version).