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Strong H273אַחְזַי

Ahzai

Transliteration
'achzay
Pronunciation
akh-zah'ee
Morphology
Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

From H270; seizer;
{Achzai} an Israelite: - Ahasai.

Meaning of the name

Ahasai = "my holder, protector"

Detailed definition

A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at 1Ch.9.12;
son of: Meshillemith (H4921);
father of: Jahzerah (H3170); also called Ahzai (KJV: Ahasai) at Neh.11.13;
Another name of me.shul.lam (מְשֻׁלָּם "Meshullam" H4918M)

In the biblical story

Meshullam

A priest who lived in Jerusalem after the exile.

Meshullam (also called Ahzai), a priest who lived in Jerusalem after the Babylonian exile (1Ch.9.12; Neh.11.13).

In the Bible

Strong H273 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • ahasai1

First verses

  1. Nehemiah 11:13
    And his brethren, chief of the fathers, two hundred forty and two: and Amashai the son of Azareel, the son of Ahasai, the son of Meshillemoth, the son of Immer,
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