The meaning of “יַחֲזִיאֵל”
Understanding Yachăzîyʼêl reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
Jahaziel, Jahziel. - § Jahaziel = "beheld of God" - Jachaziel, the name of five Israelites 1) a Benjamite warrior who jo...
יַחֲזִיאֵל
Jahaziel, Jahziel. - § Jahaziel = "beheld of God" - Jachaziel, the name of five Israelites 1) a Benjamite warrior who joined David at Ziklag 2) a priest in the reign of David who helped move the ark 3) a Kohathite Levite, 3rd son of Hebron 4) a Levite, son of Zechariah, of the sons of Asaph, in the reign of Jehoshaphat 5) an ancestor of one of the families who returned from exile with Ezra
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Chronicles 23:19 | “Of the sons of Hebron; Jeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.” Word: יַחֲזִיאֵל (Yachăzîyʼêl) | |
| 2 Chronicles 20:14 | “Then upon Jahaziel the son of Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, the son of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah, a Levite of the sons of Asaph, came the Spirit of the Lord in the midst of the congregation;” Word: יַחֲזִיאֵל (Yachăzîyʼêl) | |
| Ezra 8:5 | “Of the sons of Shechaniah; the son of Jahaziel, and with him three hundred males.” Word: יַחֲזִיאֵל (Yachăzîyʼêl) |