The meaning of “יְזַנְיָה”
Understanding Yᵉzanyâh reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
or יְזַנְיָהוּ Yᵉzanyâhûw (yez-anyaw'-hoo); probably for יַאֲזַנְיָה Jezaniah. - § Jezaniah = "Jehovah has listened" - J...
יְזַנְיָה
or יְזַנְיָהוּ Yᵉzanyâhûw (yez-anyaw'-hoo); probably for יַאֲזַנְיָה Jezaniah. - § Jezaniah = "Jehovah has listened" - Jezanjah, an Israelite 1) son of Hoshaiah the Maachathite and one of the captains who escaped from Jerusalem during the last siege of the Babylonians; one of the first to return to Gedaliah at Mizpah where he took a prominent part after the assassination of Gedaliah
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Jeremiah 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.” Word: יְזַנְיָה (Yᵉzanyâh) | |
| Jeremiah 42:1 | “Then all the captains of the forces, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and Jezaniah the son of Hoshaiah, and all the people from the least even unto the greatest, came near,” Word: יְזַנְיָה (Yᵉzanyâh) |