Word Study

The meaning of יְשַׁעְיָה

Understanding Yᵉshaʻyâh reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.

H3470
Hebrew Text
Strong's Concordance

יְשַׁעְיָה

Phoneticyesh-ah-yaw'
TransliterationYᵉshaʻyâh
Grammar Code
N:N-M-P
Noun
Strong's Definition
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

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

Scripture References

Occurrences in the Bible

39 total references
ReferenceText
2 Kings 20:7

And Isaiah said, Take a lump of figs. And they took and laid it on the boil, and he recovered.

1 Chronicles 25:15

The eighth to Jeshaiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:

2 Chronicles 32:20

And for this cause Hezekiah the king, and the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz, prayed and cried to heaven.

Ezra 8:19

And Hashabiah, and with him Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari, his brethren and their sons, twenty;

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.

Usage Statistics

Total Occurrences
39x
Most Frequent Book
Isaiah
Book Distribution
2 Kings13
1 Chronicles4
2 Chronicles3
Ezra2
Nehemiah1
Isaiah16

Devotional Reflection

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