HebrewH5838Proper Noun (Masculine)

עֲזַרְיָ֫הוּ

a.zar.yah

38Occurrences
H5838Strong's #
Proper Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

Azarjah, the name of nineteen Israelites

or עֲזַרְיָהוּ; from H5826 (עָזַר) and H3050 (יָהּ); Jah has helped;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at ; son of: Ahimaaz (H0290H); father of: Johanan (H3110J) § Azariah = "Jehovah has helped" 1) son of king Amaziah of Judah and king of Judah himself for 52 years; also 'Uzziah' 2) the godly friend of Daniel who Nebuchadnezzar renamed Abednego; one of the three friends who with Daniel refused to make themselves unclean by eating food from the king's table which went against the dietary laws which God had given the Jews; also one of the three who were thrown into the fiery furnace for refusing to bow down to a graven image of Nebuchadnezzar and who were saved by the angel of the a) also, 'Abednego' (H5664 or H5665) 3) son of Nathan and an officer of Solomon; perhaps David's grandson and Solomon's nephew 4) a prophet in the days of king Asa of ) son of king Jehoshaphat of Judah and brother to 5 6) another son of king Jehoshaphat of Judah and brother to 4 7) a priest, son of Ahimaaz, grandson of Zadok and high priest in the reign of king Solomon 8) the high priest in the reign of king Uzziah of ) a priest who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah; probably same as 18 10) a Kohathite Levite, father of Joel in the reign of king Hezekiah of ) a Merarite Levite, son of Jehalelel in the reign of king Hezekiah of ) a Kohathite Levite, son of Zephaniah and ancestor of Samuel the prophet 13) a Levite who helped Ezra in instructing the people in the law 14) son of Jeroham and one of the temple captains of Judah in the time of queen Athaliah; probably the same as 21 15) son of Maaseiah who repaired part of the wall of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah 16) one of the leaders who returned from Babylon with Zerubbabel 17) a man who assisted in the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah; probably the same as 10 18) son of Johanan, one of the captains of Ephraim in the reign of king Ahaz of ) a Judaite, son of Ethan of the sons of ) a Judaite, son of Jehu of the family of the Jerahmeelites and descended from Jarha the Egyptian slave of Sheshan; probably one of the captains of the time of queen Athaliah and the same as 15 21) a priest, son of Hilkiah 22) a priest, son of Johanan 23) son of king Jehoram of Judah; probably clerical error for 'Ahaziah' 24) son of Meraioth 25) son of Hoshaiah and one of the proud men who confronted Jeremiah

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Proper Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

N:N-M-P

Full Description

Proper Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

עֲזַרְיָ֫הוּ appears 38 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

2 Chronicles
11
2 Kings
8
1 Chronicles
5
Nehemiah
5
Daniel
4
1 Kings
2
Ezra
2
Jeremiah
1

Key Passages

1 Chronicles 2:8BSB

The son of Ethan:Azariah.

2 Chronicles 15:1BSB

Now the Spirit of God came upon Azariah son of Oded.

2 Chronicles 28:12BSB

Then some of the leaders of the Ephraimites —Azariah son of Jehohanan, Berechiah son of Meshillemoth, Jehizkiah son of Shallum, and Amasa son of Hadlai—stood in opposition to those arriving from the war.

2 Kings 15:7BSB

And Azariah rested with his fathers and was buried near them in the City of David. And his son Jotham reigned in his place.

Daniel 1:11BSB

Then Daniel said to the steward whom the chief official had appointed over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,

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