חֲזָיָה
𐤇𐤆𐤉𐤄
Chazayah
H2382 noun
SILEX Entry
Definition
A personal name meaning 'Yah has seen' or 'Yah has perceived.' Its primary function is as a proper name borne by an Israelite in post-exilic genealogies; it expresses the idea that the deity (Yah) has taken notice or given attention, indicating divine perception or care in naming practices.
Semantic Range
personal name meaning 'Yah has seen' or 'Yah has perceived'; proper noun; expresses divine perception or oversight in naming
Root / Etymology
Derived from the root חזה (ḥ-z-h), 'to see, perceive, have visions,' combined with the theophoric element יה (Yah), a short form of the divine name YHWH. The form shows a verbal base (third mascul. perfect or causative ?), followed by the theophoric suffix, rendering 'Yah has seen/perceived.'
Historical & Contextual Notes
חֲזָיָה appears as an Israelite personal name in Nehemiah 11:5, within the genealogies of the post-exilic community in Jerusalem. Such theophoric names, combining verbs related to perception ('seeing') with Yah, reflect a common naming tradition that emphasizes divine initiative or attentiveness. This name, like many others of the same period, reflects both faith in and experience of divine oversight during the return from exile. It should not be confused with similarly formed names that use different verbs or other divine elements. English translations such as 'Hazaiah' aim to preserve pronunciation but do not reflect the underlying meaning; the name does not refer to 'Jehovah' or 'God' in the abstract but specifically invokes the divine name as known to the post-exilic community. The root חזה typically refers to seeing or divinely granted perception (sometimes visionary), and its use here reflects a statement about Yah's action on behalf of the named individual or family. There is no evidence this name was used outside this narrow context, nor does it denote any social or priestly office.
Original Strong's Gloss (1890)
from חָזָה and יָהּ; Jah has seen; Chazajah, an Israelite; Hazaiah.
Bantu Hebrew
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חזה (ḥ-z-h) — to see, perceive, have a vision
| Strong's | Lemma | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
| H2306 | חֲדִי | his breast |
| H2335 | חוֹזַי | Visionary-One |
| H2370 | חֲזָא | he beheld |
| H2371 | חֲזָאֵל | El-has-seen |
| H2372 | חָזָה | in visionary seeing |
Word Forms
1 distinct form
| SIDANCE | Surface | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 | Occurrences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H2382-01 |
חֲזָיָ֨ה | chazayah | HNp |
Hazaiah | Yah has seen | 1 |
Occurrences in Scripture
1 total occurrence
| SIDANCE | Reference | Word | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H2382-01 |
Nehemiah 11:5 | חֲזָיָ֨ה | chazayah | HNp |
Hazaiah | Yah has seen |