וִ֠/ישׁוֹחָיָה

𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤅𐤇𐤉𐤄

Yeshochayah

and Jeshohaiah

Proper name designating an Israelite male: Yᵉshôchayah. Primarily functions as a personal name meaning 'Yahweh will bring low/empty.' The sense is drawn from the root meaning 'to bow down, humble, bring low,' with the theophoric suffix referencing the deity Yahweh. Name usage in genealogical or narrative passages indicates reference to a specific individual within the genealogies of post-exilic Israelite society.

H3439

1 Chronicles 4:36 · Word #3

Lexicon H3439

Lemmaיְשׁוֹחָיָה
Lemma (Paleo)𐤉𐤔𐤅𐤇𐤉𐤄
TransliterationYeshochayah
Strong'sH3439
DefinitionProper name designating an Israelite male: Yᵉshôchayah. Primarily functions as a personal name meaning 'Yahweh will bring low/empty.' The sense is drawn from the root meaning 'to bow down, humble, bring low,' with the theophoric suffix referencing the deity Yahweh. Name usage in genealogical or narrative passages indicates reference to a specific individual within the genealogies of post-exilic Israelite society.

Morphology HC/Np All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype p — Proper Name — Proper name

Common Translation

Phraseand Jeshohaiah

SIBI-P1 Translation H3439-01

Yahweh will bring low

Morphological NotesProper masculine singular personal name with prefixed theophoric element and verbal root component; conjunction ו on surface form does not alter name meaning.
Rendering RationaleThe name combines the root שוח (to be brought low, humbled) with the theophoric element יָהּ (Yah). The rendering preserves the causative-future sense embedded in the name structure: 'Yahweh will bring low.'

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SILEX v2

SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)

and Yeshochayah

Same as P1No — adjusted for context
RationaleProper noun transliterated from Hebrew. P1 meaning: Yahweh will bring low

AI-generated (generate_p2_names)