H2382 H2382
Hazaiah - Judahite chief, 'Yahweh has seen' (Nehemiah 11:5)
This theophoric personal name means 'Yahweh has seen' and identifies a leader among the Judahites in post-exilic Jerusalem. Nehemiah 11:5 lists him in the genealogy of those who settled in Jerusalem after the return from Babylon. The name expresses confidence in divine providence and oversight.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Found exclusively in Nehemiah 11:5 among the chiefs of Judah resettling Jerusalem. Target languages transliterate (Spanish 'Hazayas,' English 'Hazaiah'), treating this as a proper noun. The theophoric meaning 'Yah-has-seen' reflects post-exilic naming practices emphasizing divine attention to the restored community. 1×
AR["حَزايا"]·ben["হসায়ের"]·DE["[חזיה]"]·EN["Chazayah"]·FR["[חזיה]"]·heb["חזיה"]·HI["हजायाह-का"]·ID["Hazaya"]·IT["[חזיה]"]·jav["Hazaya"]·KO["하사야의"]·PT["Hazayah"]·RU["Хазайяху"]·ES["Hazayas"]·SW["Hazaya"]·TR["Hazaya'nın"]·urd["حزایاہ"]
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
† חֲזָיָה n.pr.m. (Yah hath seen) one of the chiefs of the בְּנֵי יְהוּדָה Ne 11:5.