Strong H4641H4641Xמַעֲשֵׂיָהוּ
Maaseiah
One of the 20 senses of Strong H4641
- Transliteration
- ma‛ăώêyâh ma‛ăώêyâhû
- Pronunciation
- {mah-as-ay-yaw'} mah-as-ay-yaw'-hoo
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person
Definition
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at Jer.21.1;
father of: Zephaniah (H6846)
father of: Zephaniah (H6846)
Meaning of the name
Maaseiah = "work of Jehovah"
General definition
In the biblical story
Maaseiah
Priest during the reigns of Zedekiah and Jehoiakim
Maaseiah, a priest, served during the reigns of Kings Zedekiah and Jehoiakim of Judah (Jer.21.1; 29.25; 37.3).
In the Bible
Strong H4641X appears in 3 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- maaseiah3
First verses
- Jeremiah 21:1The word which came unto Jeremiah from the Lord, when king Zedekiah sent unto him Pashur the son of Melchiah, and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest, saying,
- Jeremiah 29:25Thus speaketh the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, saying, Because thou hast sent letters in thy name unto all the people that are at Jerusalem, and to Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest, and to all the priests, saying,
- Jeremiah 37:3And Zedekiah the king sent Jehucal the son of Shelemiah and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest to the prophet Jeremiah, saying, Pray now unto the Lord our God for us.