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

From H6213 and H3050; Jah has made;
{Asajah} the name of three or four Israelites: - Asaiah.

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

  1. 2 Kings 22:12
    And 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. 2 Kings 22:14
    So 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.
  3. 2 Chronicles 34:20
    And 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,
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