Strong's H2970 (Hebrew)[edit | edit source]

Lemma: יַאֲזַנְיָה (Yaʼăzanyâh)

Pronunciation: yah-az-an-yaw'

POS: yah-az-an-yaw' Morph: n-pr-m

Exegesis: or ; from and ; heard of Jah;

Definition: or יַאֲזַנְיָהוּ; from אָזַן and יָהּ; heard of Jah; Jaazanjah, the name of four Israelites; Jaazaniah. Compare יְזַנְיָה.

KJV Usage: Jaazaniah. Compare .

Senses[edit | edit source]

• 1. Jaazaniah = "Jehovah hears"
• 2. 1) a Judean, son of the Maachathite, a captain of the Judean forces who visited Gedaliah at Mizpah after Gedaliah had been appointed governor of Judah by Nebuchadnezzar
• 3. 2) son of Shaphan, an elder of Israel in the days of Ezekiel
• 4. 3) son of Azur, one of the princes of the people against whom Ezekiel was directed to prophesy
• 5. 4) a Rechabite, son of Jeremiah the prophet

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