Strong H683אֲצַלְיָ֫הוּ

Azaliah

Transliteration
'ătsalyâhû
Pronunciation
ats-al-yaw'-hoo
Morphology
Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

From H680 and H3050 prolonged;
Jah has reserved;
{Atsaljah} an Israelite: - Azaliah.

Meaning of the name

Azaliah = "Jehovah (Yahweh) has reserved (set apart)"

Detailed definition

A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.22.3;
son of: Meshullam (H4918);
father of: Shaphan (H8227B)

In the biblical story

Azaliah

Father of Shaphan the scribe during Josiah's reign

Azaliah was the father of Shaphan the scribe, who served during the reign of King Josiah of Judah (2 Ki 22:3; 2 Chr 34:8).

In the Bible

Strong H683 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • azaliah2

First verses

  1. 2 Kings 22:3
    And it came to pass in the eighteenth year of king Josiah, that the king sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah, the son of Meshullam, the scribe, to the house of the Lord, saying,
  2. 2 Chronicles 34:8
    Now in the eighteenth year of his reign, when he had purged the land, and the house, he sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah, and Maaseiah the governor of the city, and Joah the son of Joahaz the recorder, to repair the house of the Lord his God.
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