Azaziah — the meaning of the Hebrew name עֲזַזְיָהוּ

עֲזַזְיָהוּ

ʻĂzazyâhûw · pronounced az-az-yaw'-hoo · Strong's H5812 · a man

Azaziah means Jah has strengthened.

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עָזַז ʻâzaz (from, H5810) — to be stout (literally or figuratively) open in the lexicon ›

יָהּ Yâhh (and, H3050) — Jah, the sacred name open in the lexicon ›

from H5810 and H3050; Jah has strengthened; Azazjah, the name of three Israelites.

1Chr 15:21 And Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obed–edom, and Jeiel, and Azaziah, with harps on the Sheminith to excel. (KJV)

3 occurrences in 3 verses — 1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles

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Definitions from Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (public domain); occurrences from the Westminster Leningrad Codex via Hebrew Explorer's interlinear.

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