Strong H2970H2970Hיַאֲזַנְיָ֫הוּ

Jaazaniah

Transliteration: ya'ăzanyâh ya'ăzanyâhû
Pronunciation: {yah-az-an-yaw'} yah-az-an-yaw'-hoo
Morphology: Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Ezk.8.11;
son of: Shaphan (H8227)

Meaning of the name

Jaazaniah = "Jehovah hears"

General definition

From H238 and H3050; heard of Jah;
{Jaazanjah} the name of four Israelites: - Jaazaniah. Compare H3153 .

In the biblical story

Jaazaniah

Israelite elder; participated in idolatry in the temple.

Jaazaniah, the son of Shaphan, was one of the seventy elders of Israel who participated in idolatrous practices in the temple, as seen in Ezekiel's vision (Ezk.8.11).

In the Bible

Strong H2970H appears in 1 verse of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

jaazaniah1

First verses

Ezekiel 8:11
And there stood before them seventy men of the ancients of the house of Israel, and in the midst of them stood Jaazaniah the son of Shaphan, with every man his censer in his hand; and a thick cloud of incense went up.