Quick Definition
Jezaniah
Biblical Persons & Places
Jezaniah
Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.25.23;
referred to as Jezaniah (יְזַנְיָה), or Jezaniah or Jaazaniah (יַאֲזַנְיָ֫הוּ), or Azariah (עֲזַרְיָה);
a son of Hoshaiah.
Strong's Definition
Jezanjah, an Israelite
Derivation: or יְזַנְיָהוּ; probably for H2970 (יַאֲזַנְיָה);
KJV Usage: Jezaniah.
Outline of Biblical Usage
Jezaniah = "Jehovah has listened"
1) son of Hoshaiah the Maachathite and one of the captains who escaped from Jerusalem during the last siege of the Babylonians; one of the first to return to Gedaliah at Mizpah where he took a prominent part after the assassination of Gedaliah
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.25.23;
son of: Hoshaiah (H1955H); also called Jaazaniah at 2Ki.25.23; Azariah at Jer.43.2;
§ Jezaniah = "Jehovah has listened"
son of Hoshaiah the Maachathite and one of the captains who escaped from Jerusalem during the last siege of the Babylonians; one of the first to return to Gedaliah at Mizpah where he took a prominent part after the assassination of Gedaliah
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
יְזַנְיָהוּ / יְזַנְיָה
yezanyâh / yezanyâhû
BDB Definition:
Jezaniah = Jehovah has listened
1) son of Hoshaiah the Maachathite and one of the captains who escaped from Jerusalem during the last siege of the Babylonians; one of the first to return to Gedaliah at Mizpah where he took a prominent part after the assassination of Gedaliah
Part of Speech: noun proper masculine
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: probably for H2970
Total KJV Occurrences: 2