יַחֲזִיאֵלYachăzîyʼêl

proper name, masculine: El sees

Pronunciation: yakh-az-ee-ale' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H3166

Meanings

1. Benjamite warrior of David (1 Chronicles 12:4)

2. priest of David (1 Chronicles 16:6)

3. a Levite (1 Chronicles 23:19; 1 Chronicles 24:23)

4. a Levite of the sons of Asaph (2 Chronicles 20:14)

5. ancestor of one of the families of the restoration (Ezra 8:5)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 6 times in the Bible.

  • 1 Chronicles 12:4 Ishmaiah from Gibeon, a famous warrior and leader among the Thirty; Jeremiah, Jahaziel, Johanan, and Jozabad from Gederah;
  • 1 Chronicles 16:6 The priests, Benaiah and Jahaziel, played the trumpets regularly before the Ark of God’s Covenant.
  • 1 Chronicles 23:19 The descendants of Hebron included Jeriah (the family leader), Amariah (the second), Jahaziel (the third), and Jekameam (the fourth).
  • 1 Chronicles 24:23 From the descendants of Hebron, Jeriah was the leader, Amariah was second, Jahaziel was third, and Jekameam was fourth.
  • 2 Chronicles 20:14 the Spirit of the Lord came upon one of the men standing there. His name was Jahaziel son of Zechariah, son of Benaiah, son of Jeiel, son of Mattaniah, a Levite who was a descendant of Asaph.
  • Ezra 8:5 From the family of Zattu: Shecaniah son of Jahaziel and 300 other men.

Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).