Lexical Summary Yaazanyahu or Yaazanyah: "Yah hears", the name of several Israelites Original Word: יַאֲזַנְיָהTransliteration: Yaazanyahu or Yaazanyah Phonetic Spelling: (yah-az-an-yaw') Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine Short Definition: "Yah hears", the name of several Israelites Meaning: Jaazaniah -- "Yah hears", the name of several Israelites Strong's Concordance Jaazaniah Or Ya.azanyahuw {yah-az-an-yaw'-hoo}; from 'azan and Yahh; heard of Jah; Jaazanjah, the name of four Israelites -- Jaazaniah. Compare Yzanyah. see HEBREW 'azan see HEBREW Yahh see HEBREW Yzanyah Brown-Driver-Briggs H2970. Yaazanyahu or Yaazanyah יַאֲזַנְיָ֫הוּ proper name, masculine (Yahweh heareth) — so 2 Kings 25:23; Ezekiel 8:11; יַאֲזַנְיָה Jeremiah 35:3; Ezekiel 11:1; contracted (וִ)יזַנְיָהוּ Jeremiah 40:8, (וִ)יזַנְיָה 42:1 — 1 a JudÊan 2 Kings 25:33; Jeremiah 40:8. 2 an elder of Israel, son of Shaphan Ezekiel 8:11. 3 son of Jeremiah Jeremiah 35:3. 4 a leading JudÊan, son of Azur Ezekiel 11:1. 5 a leading JudÊan Jeremiah 42:1 (= עֲזַרְיָה 43:2). |