Jehiah — the meaning of the Hebrew name יְחִיָּה

יְחִיָּה

Yᵉchîyâh · pronounced yekh-ee-yaw' · Strong's H3174 · a man

Jehiah means Jah will live.

Built from

חָיָה châyâh (from, H2421) — to live, whether literally or figuratively open in the lexicon ›

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

Strong's definition

from H2421 and H3050; Jah will live; Jechijah, an Israelite.

First appearance

1Chr 15:24 And Shebaniah, and Jehoshaphat, and Nethaneel, and Amasai, and Zechariah, and Benaiah, and Eliezer, the priests, did blow with the trumpets before the ark of God: and Obed–edom and Jehiah were doorkeepers for the ark. (KJV)

Every verse that names Jehiah

1 occurrence in 1 verse — 1 Chronicles

1Chr 15:24

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