Strong H3153יְזַנְיָה
Jezaniah
- Transliteration
- yezanyâh yezanyâhû
- Pronunciation
- {yez-an-yaw'} yez-an-yaw'-hoo
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person
Definition
Probably for H2970; {Jezanjah} an Israelite: - Jezaniah.
Meaning of the name
Jezaniah = "Jehovah has listened"
Detailed definition
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.25.23;
son of: Hoshaiah (H1955H); also called Jaazaniah at 2Ki.25.23; Azariah at Jer.43.2;
son of: Hoshaiah (H1955H); also called Jaazaniah at 2Ki.25.23; Azariah at Jer.43.2;
In the biblical story
Jezaniah
A leader of the Judean forces
Jezaniah, also known as Azariah, was a leader of the Judean forces after the fall of Jerusalem (Jer.40.8; 42.1; 43.2).
In the Bible
Strong H3153 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- jezaniah2
First verses
- Jeremiah 40:8Then they came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, even Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan and Jonathan the sons of Kareah, and Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth, and the sons of Ephai the Netophathite, and Jezaniah the son of a Maachathite, they and their men.
- Jeremiah 42:1Then all the captains of the forces, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and Jezaniah the son of Hoshaiah, and all the people from the least even unto the greatest, came near,