Isaiah — the meaning of the Hebrew name יְשַׁעְיָה

יְשַׁעְיָה

Yᵉshaʻyâh · pronounced yesh-ah-yaw' · Strong's H3470 · a man · also spelled Jesaiah, Jeshaiah

Isaiah means Jah has saved.

Built from

יָשַׁע yâshaʻ (from, H3467) — properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e. (by implication) to be safe open in the lexicon ›

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

Strong's definition

or יְשַׁעְיָהוּ; from H3467 and H3050; Jah has saved; Jeshajah, the name of seven Israelites.

First appearance

2Kgs 19:2 And he sent Eliakim, which was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and the elders of the priests, covered with sackcloth, to Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz. (KJV)

Every verse that names Isaiah

39 occurrences in 39 verses — 2 Kings, 1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Isaiah

2Kgs 19:22Kgs 19:52Kgs 19:62Kgs 19:202Kgs 20:12Kgs 20:42Kgs 20:72Kgs 20:82Kgs 20:92Kgs 20:112Kgs 20:142Kgs 20:162Kgs 20:191Chr 3:211Chr 25:31Chr 25:151Chr 26:252Chr 26:222Chr 32:202Chr 32:32Ezra 8:7Ezra 8:19Neh 11:7Isa 1:1Isa 2:1Isa 7:3Isa 13:1Isa 20:2Isa 20:3Isa 37:2Isa 37:5Isa 37:6Isa 37:21Isa 38:1Isa 38:4Isa 38:21Isa 39:3Isa 39:5Isa 39:8

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