H4271 H4271
Mahseiah (personal name: 'Yahweh is a refuge')
The name of Baruch's grandfather, mentioned in contexts involving the prophet Jeremiah's scribe and messenger activities. The name means 'Yahweh is a refuge,' a theophoric name expressing trust in divine protection. This individual appears in the genealogical chain connecting Baruch to key prophetic moments: the purchase of the field at Anathoth (Jeremiah 32) and the mission to Babylon (Jeremiah 51). The consistent transliteration across languages reflects its status as a proper name.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Personal name of the grandfather of Baruch (Jeremiah's scribe) and Seraiah (Jeremiah's messenger to Babylon). Appears in Jeremiah 32:12 (witnessing the field purchase) and 51:59 (genealogy of Seraiah). The theophoric element (-iah) marks this as a distinctly Israelite name expressing theological confidence. Cross-linguistic evidence shows direct transliteration (Machseyah, Majseyah, Matred) as befits a proper noun. 2×
AR["مَحْسِيَا", "مَحْسِيَّا"]·ben["মহসেয়ার", "মহসেয়ের"]·DE["[מחסיה]"]·EN["Machseyah"]·FR["[מחסיה]"]·heb["מחסיה"]·HI["महसेयाह", "महसेयाह-के"]·ID["Mahseya"]·IT["[מחסיה]"]·jav["Mahseya", "Mahséya"]·KO["마세야의"]·PT["Machseyah", "Mahseyah"]·RU["Махсеи"]·ES["Majseyah"]·SW["Mahseya"]·TR["Mahseya'nın"]·urd["محسیاہ-کے"]
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
† מַחְסֵיָה n.pr.m. (י׳ is a refuge) ancestor of Baruch and Seraiah Je 32:12 (Baer מַחֲס׳) 51:59.