H5812 H5812
Personal name meaning 'Yahweh is mighty'; Levites and a Benjamite in Chronicles
Azazyahu, meaning 'Yahweh is mighty,' is the name of several individuals in Chronicles, though textual questions surround some occurrences. The name is essentially equivalent to Uzziah/Azariah, varying forms of the same theophoric construction affirming Yahweh's strength. One Azaziah was a Levite musician appointed to play the lyre during David's bringing up of the ark. Another appears among Hezekiah's administrative officials overseeing temple offerings. A Benjamite leader also bore the name. The Septuagint often renders it as Ozias, showing the fluid spelling conventions for theophoric names in ancient transmission.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Three individuals in Chronicles, all in Levitical or administrative contexts. The multilingual evidence shows transliteration patterns, with some versions preserving the Hebrew form. Textual critics note possible confusion with the similar names Uzziah and Azariah, as the Hebrew consonants overlap significantly. The Chronicles context emphasizes temple service and religious administration, fitting for a name celebrating Yahweh's might. 3×
AR["عَزَزْيَاهُو", "وَ-عَزَزْيَا"]·ben["অসসিয়ের", "ও-অসসিয়", "ও-অসস্যিয়"]·DE["[ועזזיהו]", "[עזזיהו]"]·EN["Azazyahu", "and-Azaziah", "and-Azazyahu"]·FR["[ועזזיהו]", "[עזזיהו]"]·heb["ו-עזזיהו", "עזזיהו"]·HI["अजज्याह", "और-अज़ज़्याहू", "और-अज़ज्याहू"]·ID["-Azazya", "dan-Azazya"]·IT["[ועזזיהו]", "[עזזיהו]"]·jav["Azazya", "lan-Azazya", "lan-Azazyahu"]·KO["그-와-아사시야", "그리고-아사야와", "아사스후"]·PT["Azazyahu", "e-Azazyahu"]·RU["Азазьягу", "и-Азазьяху"]·ES["Azazías", "y-Azazias", "y-Azazyahu"]·SW["Azaziya", "na-Azazya", "waazazyahwּ"]·TR["Azazya'nın", "ve-Azazya"]·urd["اور-عزازیاہ", "اور-عززیاہ", "عززیاہ-کا"]
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
† עֲזַזְיָ֫הוּ n.pr.m. (י׳ is mighty);—Οζ(ε)ιας (= עֻזִּיָּהוּ): 1. Levite names: a. 1 Ch 15:21 (del. Kit). b. 2 Ch 31:13 (? Kit). 2. a Benjamite 1 Ch 27:20 (Kit עֻזִּיָּהוּ; v. also GrayProp. N. 295).