rem-a-lı̄´a (רמליהוּ, remalyaÌ„huÌ„, “whom Yahweh has adornedâ€): The father of Pekah ( ff; ff; ). The contemptuous allusion to Pekah as “the son of Remaliah†in (similarly “the son of Kish,†) may be a slur on Remaliah's humble origin.