יְשַׁעְיָ֫הוּ

ye.sha.yahProper Noun (Masculine)H3470

Isaiah

From: or יְשַׁעְיָהוּ; from H3467 (יָשַׁע) and H3050 (יָהּ); Jah has saved;

Short Definition

Jeshajah, the name of seven Israelites

Full Lexicon Entry

A prophet living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at ; son of: Amoz (H0531); father of: Shear-jashub (H7610), Maher-shalal-hash-baz (H4122) Also named: Hēsaias (*Ἡσαΐας *"Isaiah" G2268) § Isaiah or Jesaiah or Jeshaiah = "Jehovah has saved" 1) the major prophet, son of Amoz, who prophesied concerning Judah and Jerusalem during the days of kings Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah of Judah; author of the prophetic book by his name; tradition has it that he was sawn asunder in the trunk of a carob tree by king Manasseh and that this is the incident referred to in 2) one of the 6 sons of Jeduthun 3) son of Rehabiah, a descendant of Moses through Gershom, and an ancestor of a Levite treasurer in the time of David

Grammar

Part of Speech Proper Noun (Masculine)

Morphology N:N-M-P

DescriptionProper Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

39 times

Appears 39 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Isaiah
16
2 Kings
13
1 Chronicles
4
2 Chronicles
3
Ezra
2

Key Passages

  • 1 Chronicles 25:3
  • 2 Kings 19:2
  • 2 Kings 20:8
  • Ezra 8:19
  • Isaiah 37:5

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