Strong H5838H5838Nעֲזַרְיָ֫הוּ
Azariah
One of the 24 senses of Strong H5838
- Transliteration
- ‛ăzaryâh ‛ăzaryâhû
- Pronunciation
- {az-ar-yaw'} az-ar-yaw'-hoo
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person
Definition
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ch.26.17
Meaning of the name
Azariah = "Jehovah has helped"
General definition
In the biblical story
Azariah
High priest who confronted King Uzziah
Azariah, the high priest, confronted King Uzziah when he attempted to burn incense in the temple (2 Chr 26:17, 20).
In the Bible
Strong H5838N appears in 2 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- azariah2
First verses
- 2 Chronicles 26:17And Azariah the priest went in after him, and with him fourscore priests of the Lord, that were valiant men:
- 2 Chronicles 26:20And Azariah the chief priest, and all the priests, looked upon him, and, behold, he was leprous in his forehead, and they thrust him out from thence; yea, himself hasted also to go out, because the Lord had smitten him.