The meaning of “יְשַׁעְיָה”
Understanding Yᵉshaʻyâh reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
or יְשַׁעְיָהוּ Yᵉshaʻyâhûw (yesh-ah-yaw'-hoo); from יָשַׁע and יָהּ; Jah has saved Isaiah, Jesaiah, Jeshaiah. - § Isaia...
יְשַׁעְיָה
or יְשַׁעְיָהוּ Yᵉshaʻyâhûw (yesh-ah-yaw'-hoo); from יָשַׁע and יָהּ; Jah has saved Isaiah, Jesaiah, Jeshaiah. - § Isaiah or Jesaiah or Jeshaiah = "Jehovah has saved" - Jeshajah, the name of seven Israelites 1) the major prophet, son of Amoz, who prophesied concerning Judah and Jerusalem during the days of kings Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah of Judah; author of the prophetic book by his name; tradition has it that he was sawn asunder in the trunk of a carob tree by king Manasseh and that this is the incident referred to in Heb 11:37 2) son of Hananiah, brother of Pelatiah, and grandson of Zerubbabel 3) a Benjamite 4) one of the 6 sons of Jeduthun 5) son of Rehabiah, a descendant of Moses through Gershom, and an ancestor of a Levite treasurer in the time of David 6) son of Athaliah and chief of the house of Elam who returned with Ezra 7) a chief of the descendants of Merari who returned with Ezra
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Kings 20:7 | “And Isaiah said, Take a lump of figs. And they took and laid it on the boil, and he recovered.” Word: יְשַׁעְיָה (Yᵉshaʻyâh) | |
| 1 Chronicles 25:15 | “The eighth to Jeshaiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:” Word: יְשַׁעְיָה (Yᵉshaʻyâh) | |
| 2 Chronicles 32:20 | “And for this cause Hezekiah the king, and the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz, prayed and cried to heaven.” Word: יְשַׁעְיָה (Yᵉshaʻyâh) | |
| Ezra 8:19 | “And Hashabiah, and with him Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari, his brethren and their sons, twenty;” Word: יְשַׁעְיָה (Yᵉshaʻyâh) | |
| Nehemiah 11:7 | “And these are the sons of Benjamin; Sallu the son of Meshullam, the son of Joed, the son of Pedaiah, the son of Kolaiah, the son of Maaseiah, the son of Ithiel, the son of Jesaiah.” Word: יְשַׁעְיָה (Yᵉshaʻyâh) |
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