חַגִּיָּה
𐤇𐤂𐤉𐤄
Chagiyah
H2293 noun
SILEX Entry
Definition
Proper name: Chaggiyah. The personal name (used as a masculine name), meaning 'Festival of Yah' or 'Yah is my feast,' reflecting dedication or relation to a significant religious event or act of worship involving Yahweh. Used as the name of at least one Israelite individual in genealogical lists.
Semantic Range
Festival of Yahweh, Yahweh is my feast, proper name; masculine personal name; individual Israelite
Root / Etymology
From the noun חַג ('festival, pilgrimage feast') and the theophoric suffix יָהּ (representing the divine name Yah, a shortened form of Yahweh). The name is a theophoric compound—reflecting an ancient Israelite practice of naming individuals with reference to religious concepts and the divine name, thus 'Festival of Yahweh' or 'Yahweh is my feast.'
Historical & Contextual Notes
חַגִּיָּה (Chaggiyah) appears in 1 Chronicles 6:30 (6:15 in Hebrew), in the genealogical listing of Levites. The name reflects the ancient Israelite tradition of theophoric names, in which Yahweh's name appears as a suffix signaling dedication or relationship to the deity. It should not be confused with similar names like חַגַּי (Haggai), which is the name of a post-exilic prophet. The meaning ties the bearer of the name to worship or celebration centered on Yahweh, possibly indicative of a child born during a festival or dedicated in connection with one. English translations sometimes transliterate this as 'Haggiah' or 'Chaggiah'; renderings such as 'Haggiah, an Israelite' in older translations reflect the source material but can be misleading if not understood in the context of ancient Israelite naming practices. There is no indication that the bearer of the name necessarily held particular religious office.
Original Strong's Gloss (1890)
from חַג and יָהּ; festival of Jah; Chaggijah, an Israelite; Haggiah.
Bantu Hebrew
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חג (ḥ-g-g) — celebrate a festival, make pilgrimage, keep a feast
| Strong's | Lemma | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
| H2292 | חַגַּי | My Feast |
Word Forms
1 distinct form
| SIDANCE | Surface | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 | Occurrences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H2293-01 |
חַגִּיָּ֥ה | chagiyah | HNp |
Haggiah | Festival-of-Yah | 1 |
Occurrences in Scripture
1 total occurrence
| SIDANCE | Reference | Word | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H2293-01 |
1 Chronicles 6:15 | חַגִּיָּ֥ה | chagiyah | HNp |
Haggiah | Festival-of-Yah |