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אֲזַנְיָה

𐤀𐤆𐤍𐤉𐤄

Azaneyah

H245 noun

SILEX Entry

Root אזן to hear, to listen

Definition

A personal name: Azanyah. The name means 'Yah has listened' or 'Yahweh has heard', reflecting an affirmation that the deity has paid heed (typically to a plea or prayer). Used as the proper name of an Israelite individual during the post-exilic period.

Semantic Range

proper name (male), 'Yahweh has heard', 'God has listened', personal name used for an Israelite, especially among Levitical lineages in the post-exilic period

Root / Etymology

Compound of the verb אָזַן (to hear, listen) and the divine element יָהּ (shortened form of the name Yahweh). The form אֲזַנְיָה uses the qal stem participial or verbal-noun construction, with יָהּ serving as a theophoric suffix.

Historical & Contextual Notes

As a personal name, אֲזַנְיָה (Azanyah) is attested as the father of Jeshua, one of the Levites listed in Nehemiah 10:10. The name underscores a common theophoric naming practice, invoking the Israelite deity as the one who listens or responds. Similar names (e.g., Shemaiah, meaning 'Yah has heard') are frequent in post-exilic priestly and Levitical genealogies. While English translations sometimes render this name as 'Azaniah,' such transliterations do not carry the original meaning embedded in the Hebrew. The presence of the theophoric element יָהּ marks it as distinctly Yahwistic and typical of Israelite onomastics during and after the Babylonian exile.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from אָזַן and יָהּ; heard by Jah; Azanjah, an Israelite; Azaniah.

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Root Family

אזן (ʾ-z-n) — to hear, to listen

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H238 אָזַן I will cause to listen
H239 אָזַן and he listened attentively
H240 אָזֵן your broad-blade
H241 אֹזֶן their ear
H244 אׇזְנִי the Oznite

Word Forms

1 distinct form

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H245-01 אֲזַנְיָ֔ה azaneyah HNp Azaniah Yah has listened 1

Occurrences in Scripture

1 total occurrence

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H245-01 Nehemiah 10:10 אֲזַנְיָ֔ה azaneyah HNp Azaniah Yah has listened
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