Jezaniah — the meaning of the Hebrew name יְזַנְיָה
יְזַנְיָה
Jezaniah means Jezanjah, an Israelite.
Built from
יַאֲזַנְיָה Yaʼăzanyâh — heard of Jah open in the lexicon ›
Strong's definition
or יְזַנְיָהוּ; probably for H2970; Jezanjah, an Israelite.
First appearance
Jer 40:8 Then they came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, even Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan and Jonathan the sons of Kareah, and Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth, and the sons of Ephai the Netophathite, and Jezaniah the son of a Maachathite, they and their men.
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