Strong H6222H6222Gעֲשָׂיָה
Asaiah
One of the 5 senses of Strong H6222
- Transliteration
- ‛ăώâyâh
- Pronunciation
- aw-saw-yaw'
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person
Definition
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.22.12; also called in KJV: Asahiah;
Meaning of the name
Asaiah or Asahiah = "made by Jehovah"
General definition
In the biblical story
Asaiah
Servant of King Josiah during Book of Law discovery
Asaiah was a servant of King Josiah sent to consult the prophetess Huldah about the Book of the Law (2 Kings 22:12, 14; 2 Chr 34:20).
In the Bible
Strong H6222G appears in 3 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- asahiah2
- asaiah1
First verses
- 2 Kings 22:12And the king commanded Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Achbor the son of Michaiah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asahiah a servant of the king’s, saying,
- 2 Kings 22:14So Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam, and Achbor, and Shaphan, and Asahiah, went unto Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas, keeper of the wardrobe; (now she dwelt in Jerusalem in the college;) and they communed with her.
- 2 Chronicles 34:20And the king commanded Hilkiah, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Abdon the son of Micah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah a servant of the king’s, saying,