ʻĂzazyâhûw — H5812

Definition

masculine proper noun

Azazjah, the name of three Israelites

1. Azaziah = "Jehovah is mighty"
2. a Levite musician in the reign of David who played the harp in the procession which brought the ark from Obed-edom to Jerusalem
3. a Levite in the reign of king Hezekiah of Judah in charge of the tithes
4. father of Hoshea, prince of the tribe of Ephraim when David took the census

Usually translated as

Azaziah

Origin

from H5810 and H3050; Jah has strengthened

• Derived from ʻâzaz (H5810)
• Derived from Yâhh (H3050)

Occurrences

ʻĂzazyâhûw occurs 3 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 1 Chronicles (2), 2 Chronicles (1)

• 1 Chronicles 15:21 — And Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obed-edom, and Jeiel, and Azaziah (וַעֲזַזְיָ֑הוּ), with harps on the Sheminith to excel.
• 1 Chronicles 27:20 — Of the children of Ephraim, Hoshea the son of Azaziah (עֲזַזְיָ֑הוּ): of the half tribe of Manasseh, Joel the son of Pedaiah:
• 2 Chronicles 31:13 — And Jehiel, and Azaziah (וַ֠עֲזַזְיָהוּ), and Nahath, and Asahel, and Jerimoth, and Jozabad, and Eliel, and Ismachiah, and Mahath, and Benaiah, were overseers under the hand of Cononiah and Shimei his brother, at the commandment of Hezekiah the king, and Azariah the ruler of the house of God.