Yᵉchîyâh — H3174

Definition

masculine proper noun

Jechijah, an Israelite

1. Jehiah = "Jehovah lives"
2. doorkeeper of the ark at the time of its establishment in Jerusalem

Usually translated as

Jehiah

Origin

from H2421 and H3050; Jah will live

• Derived from Châyâh (H2421)
• Derived from Yâhh (H3050)

Occurrences

Yᵉchîyâh occurs 1 time in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 1 Chronicles (1)

• 1 Chronicles 15:24 — And Shebaniah, and Jehoshaphat, and Nethaneel, and Amasai, and Zechariah, and Benaiah, and Eliezer, the priests, did blow with the trumpets before the ark of God: and Obed-edom and Jehiah (וִֽיחִיָּ֔ה) were doorkeepers for the ark.