H6222 H6222
Asaiah — 'Yahweh has made'; a name borne by a servant of Josiah, a Simeonite chief, and several Levites.
Asaiah is a theophoric Hebrew name meaning 'Yahweh has made' or 'YHWH has acted.' Its most dramatic appearance is in the story of King Josiah, where Asaiah is one of five officials sent to consult the prophetess Huldah after the discovery of the Book of the Law (2 Kgs 22:12, 14; 2 Chr 34:20). The name also belongs to a Simeonite clan leader who participated in territorial expansion (1 Chr 4:36) and to Levites connected with the Merarite line and Temple service (1 Chr 6:30; 9:5; 15:6, 11). Spanish and French forms like 'Asaya' and 'Asayah' closely mirror the Hebrew vocalization.
Senses
1. Asaiah (proper noun) — A theophoric proper name ('Yahweh has made') identifying several distinct individuals. The most prominent is a royal official of Josiah sent alongside Hilkiah the priest to inquire of Huldah the prophetess (2 Kgs 22:12, 14). A Simeonite chief of that name led raids into Gedor (1 Chr 4:36), and Levites named Asaiah appear in Merarite genealogies (1 Chr 6:30; 9:5) and in David's procession of the ark (1 Chr 15:6, 11). The Septuagint renders it Asaias, while the Lucianic recension in Kings reads Azarias, suggesting some scribal interchange. Multilingual glosses—English 'Asaiah,' Spanish 'Asayas,' French 'Asayah'—all preserve the theophoric element. 8×
AR["عَسايا", "عَسَايَا", "وَ-عَسايا", "وَعَسَايَا"]·ben["অসায়", "অসায়কে", "অসায়া", "এবং-অসায়", "ও-অসায়া", "ও-কাছে", "মরারি-এর"]·DE["Asayah", "[ועשיה]", "[עשיה]", "und-Asayah"]·EN["Asaiah", "Asayah", "and-Asayah"]·FR["Asayah", "Ashija", "et-Asayah", "et-Ashija"]·heb["ו-עשיה", "עשיה"]·HI["असायाह", "असायाह-को", "और-असायाह", "वा-असायाह"]·ID["Asaya", "dan-Asaya"]·IT["Asayah", "Ashia", "e-Asayah", "e-Ashia"]·jav["Asaya", "lan-Asaya"]·KO["그-와-아사야", "그리고-아사야가", "아사야"]·PT["Asayah", "e-'Asayah", "e-Asayah"]·RU["Асайе", "Асайю", "Асайя", "Асайяху", "Асая", "и-Асайа", "и-Асая"]·ES["Asaya", "Asayah", "Asayas", "y-Asaya", "y-Asayas"]·SW["Asaya", "ashayah", "na-Asaya"]·TR["Asaya", "Asaya'ya", "ve-Asaya"]·urd["اور-عسایاہ", "اور-عسایہ", "عسایاہ", "عسایہ"]
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
† עֲשָׂיָה n.pr.m. Ασαιας, etc.; 𝔊L in Kgs. Αζαριας;— 1. servant of Josiah 2 K 22:12, 14 = 2 Ch 34:20. 2. Simeonite 1 Ch 4:36. 3. Levites: a. 6:15; 15:6, 11. b. 9:5.