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Gender Masculine
Usage Biblical
Meaning & History
Meaning "Saved by Jah; Jah Has Saved".
1. Father of Jezaniah or Azariah, who was a contemporary of the prophet Jeremiah. (Jer 42:1, 2; 43:2) In the Greek Septuagint the name Azariah appears instead of Jezaniah at Jeremiah 42:1.
2. Apparently a prince of Judah who participated in the procession arranged by Nehemiah at the inauguration of the wall of Jerusalem—Ne 12:31, 32.
1. Father of Jezaniah or Azariah, who was a contemporary of the prophet Jeremiah. (Jer 42:1, 2; 43:2) In the Greek Septuagint the name Azariah appears instead of Jezaniah at Jeremiah 42:1.
2. Apparently a prince of Judah who participated in the procession arranged by Nehemiah at the inauguration of the wall of Jerusalem—Ne 12:31, 32.