Strong's H4271 (Hebrew)[edit | edit source]

Lemma: מַחְסֵיָה (Machçêyâh)

Pronunciation: makh-say-yaw'

POS: makh-say-yaw' Morph: n-pr-m

Exegesis: from and ; refuge of (i.e. in) Jah;

Definition: from מַחֲסֶה and יָהּ; refuge of (i.e. in) Jah; Machsejah, an Israelite; Maaseiah.

KJV Usage: Maaseiah.

Senses[edit | edit source]

• 1. Maaseiah = "Jehovah is a shelter"
• 2. 1) a priest and ancestor of Baruch, the friend and scribe of Jeremiah
• 3. 2) ancestor of Seraiah who carried Jeremiah's book to Babylon

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