Strong H3167יַחְזְיָה

Jahzeiah

Transliteration
yachzeyâh
Pronunciation
yakh-zeh-yaw'
Morphology
Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

From H2371 and H3050; Jah will behold;
{Jachzejah} an Israelite: - Jahaziah.

Meaning of the name

Jahaziah = "Jehovah views"

Detailed definition

A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Ezr.10.15;
son of: Tikvah (H8616H)

In the biblical story

Jahzeiah

Opposed Ezra's command for Israelites to divorce foreign wives.

Jahzeiah, along with three others, opposed Ezra's order for Israelites to divorce their foreign wives.

In the Bible

Strong H3167 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • jahaziah1

First verses

  1. Ezra 10:15
    Only Jonathan the son of Asahel and Jahaziah the son of Tikvah were employed about this matter: and Meshullam and Shabbethai the Levite helped them.
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