אֲחַזְיָ֫הוּ, H0273
Ahzai, personal name (a priest in post-exilic Jerusalem, possibly alternate form of Jahzerah)
Ahzai was a priest serving in Jerusalem after the Babylonian exile, mentioned in Nehemiah 11:13. Interestingly, the parallel genealogy in 1 Chronicles 9:12 gives the name as Jahzerah, suggesting either textual variation or that the same individual was known by different names. Such variations were common in ancient texts. The name may mean something like "Yah(weh) has grasped" or "Yah has seen," typical of theophoric names incorporating the divine name.
Senses
1. sense 1 — A personal name borne by a priestly figure in the restored Jerusalem community. The Nehemiah 11:13 context lists him among the priests and Levites who resettled in Jerusalem after the exile, part of the effort to repopulate and restore the holy city. The name's possible meaning ("Yah has grasped" or similar) would reflect faith in divine providence and protection. 1×
AR["أَخْزاي"]·ben["অহসয়ের"]·DE["[אחזי]"]·EN["Achzai"]·FR["[אחזי]"]·heb["אחזי"]·HI["अह्जै-का"]·ID["Ahzai"]·IT["[אחזי]"]·jav["Ahzai"]·KO["아하이의"]·PT["Ahzai"]·RU["Ахзая"]·ES["Ahzai"]·SW["Ahzai"]·TR["Ahzay'ın"]·urd["اخزائی"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
אֲחַזְיָ֫הוּ, אֲחַזְיָה, אַחְזַי n.pr.m. (Yah(u) hath grasped; 𝔊 Ὀχοζ(ε)ιας 1 K 22:52 etc., cf. LagBN 53) 1. king of Isr., son of Ahab 1 K 22:40, 50, 52 2 K 1:18 2 Ch 20:37 (אֲחַזְיָהוּ); + 2 K 1:2 2 Ch 20:35 (אֲחַזְיָה). 2. king of Judah, son of Joram 2 K 8:24, 25; 9:21; 10:13; 11:1; 12:19; 13:1; 14:13 1 Ch 3:11 2 Ch 22:1 + 2 K 1 Ch (all אֲחַזְיָהוּ); 2 K 9:16, 23, 27, 29; 11:2 (אֲחַזְיָה). 3.…