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Jahzeiah
Jahzeiah
יַחְזְיָה yach.ze.yah
Jahzeiah (Hebrew: יַחְזְיָה, yach.ze.yah) is a biblical name; its Hebrew etymology is not securely established. It appears once, at Ezra 10:15. In United States birth records the name is below the reporting threshold. Appears with Asahel in Ezra 10.
The bearer in scripture
One person in scripture bears this name.
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Jahzeiah
Scripture against society
The two measures, side by side
At a glance
- Verses
- 1 across 1 book
- Bearers
- 1 one person only
- Testament
- Old
- Era
- Return
- Hapax
- Yes occurs exactly once
Using it today
In United States birth records this name is below the reporting threshold. The Social Security Administration does not publish counts under five, so a name given to four children looks the same as one given to none.
In scripture
| Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| First appears | Ezra 10:15 |
| Cross-references | 4 linked passages |
Names connected to this one
- Tikvah co-occurrence Appears with Tikvah in Ezra 10.
- Asahel co-occurrence Appears with Asahel in Ezra 10.
- Jonathan co-occurrence Appears with Jonathan in Ezra 10.
- Shabbethai co-occurrence Appears with Shabbethai in Ezra 10.
- Meshullam co-occurrence Appears with Meshullam in Ezra 10.
- Levi co-occurrence Appears with Levi in Ezra 10.
- Isaiah root Shares the element -yah, “Yahweh”.
- Elijah root Shares the element -yah, “Yahweh”.
Origin & meaning
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Ezr.10.15;
son of: Tikvah (H8616H)
§ Jahaziah = "Jehovah views"
son of Tikvah, apparently a priest and leader during the time of Ezra
Jahzeiah, along with three others, opposed Ezra's order for Israelites to divorce their foreign wives.
The biblical story
Jahzeiah, son of Tikvah, is mentioned only once in the Bible, in Ezr.10.15. He was one of the four men who opposed Ezra's command for the Israelites to divorce their foreign wives. After the Babylonian exile, Ezra led a reform to purify the Jewish community by separating from foreign influences. As part of this reform, he ordered the men of Israel to divorce their foreign wives.
Jahzeiah, along with Jonathan son of Asahel, Meshullam, and Shabbethai, stood against this decision. However, their opposition was to no avail, and many innocent women and children were sent away. The name Jahzeiah means "Yahweh sees" in Hebrew, combining the shortened form of the divine name "Yah" with the verb "haza," meaning "to see" or "have a vision."
Key verses
Jahzeiah appears in 1 verse. Here are some of the most notable:
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Only Jonathan the son of Asahel and Jahaziah the son of Tikvah were employed about this matter: and Meshullam and Shabbethai the Levite helped them.
Ezra 10:15
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Ezra (1)
- Ezra 10:15