Strong H5838H5838Pעֲזַרְיָ֫הוּ
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.31.10
Meaning of the name
Azariah = "Jehovah has helped"
General definition
In the biblical story
Azariah
Chief priest during Hezekiah's reign
Azariah, the chief priest from the family of Zadok, served during the reign of King Hezekiah (2 Chr 31:10, 13).
In the Bible
Strong H5838P appears in 2 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- azariah2
First verses
- 2 Chronicles 31:10And Azariah the chief priest of the house of Zadok answered him, and said, Since the people began to bring the offerings into the house of the Lord, we have had enough to eat, and have left plenty: for the Lord hath blessed his people; and that which is left is this great store.
- 2 Chronicles 31:13And Jehiel, and Azaziah, and Nahath, and Asahel, and Jerimoth, and Jozabad, and Eliel, and Ismachiah, and Mahath, and Benaiah, were overseers under the hand of Cononiah and Shimei his brother, at the commandment of Hezekiah the king, and Azariah the ruler of the house of God.