What does יְשַׁעְיָה (yĕšaʿĕyāh) mean in the Bible?
יְשַׁעְיָה (yĕšaʿĕyāh) is a Hebrew word meaning "Jeshajah , the name of seven Israelites".
Hebrew · H3470
יְשַׁעְיָה
Jeshajah , the name of seven Israelites
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יְשַׁעְיָה H3470
Pronunciation yĕšaʿĕyāh
What does יְשַׁעְיָה (yĕšaʿĕyāh) mean in the Bible?
יְשַׁעְיָה (yĕšaʿĕyāh) is a Hebrew word meaning "Jeshajah , the name of seven Israelites".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H3470?
The BSB source-word alignment has 39 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Isaiah (21), Then Isaiah (5), Jeshaiah (4), who (2), And Isaiah (1).
Where does יְשַׁעְיָה (yĕšaʿĕyāh) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 2 Kings 19:2. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (16), 2 Kings (13), 1 Chronicles (4), 2 Chronicles (3).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It Isaiah 21× 2 Kings 19:2, 2 Kings 19:5, 2 Kings 20:1, 2 Kings 20:4
Then Isaiah 5× 2 Kings 19:20, 2 Kings 20:7, 2 Kings 20:16, Isaiah 37:21
Jeshaiah 4× 1 Chronicles 3:21, 1 Chronicles 26:25, Ezra 8:7, Ezra 8:19
who 2× 2 Kings 19:6, Isaiah 37:6
And Isaiah 1× 2 Kings 20:9
Jeshaiah [, Shimei] 1× 1 Chronicles 25:3
Now Isaiah 1× Isaiah 38:21
of Jeshaiah 1× Nehemiah 11:7
So Isaiah 1× 2 Kings 20:11
to Isaiah 1× Isaiah 2:1
to Jeshaiah 1× 1 Chronicles 25:15
Show sample aligned rows
2 Kings 19:2 יְשַֽׁעְיָ֥הוּ to Isaiah Noun - proper - masculine singular 2 Kings 19:5 יְשַֽׁעַיָֽהוּ׃ to Isaiah Noun - proper - masculine singular 2 Kings 19:6 יְשַֽׁעְיָ֔הוּ to who Noun - proper - masculine singular 2 Kings 19:20 יְשַֽׁעְיָ֣הוּ to Then Isaiah Noun - proper - masculine singular 2 Kings 20:1 יְשַׁעְיָ֨הוּ to Isaiah Noun - proper - masculine singular 2 Kings 20:4 יְשַׁעְיָ֔הוּ to Isaiah Noun - proper - masculine singular 2 Kings 20:7 יְשַֽׁעְיָ֔הוּ to Then Isaiah Noun - proper - masculine singular 2 Kings 20:8 יְשַׁעְיָ֔הוּ to Isaiah Noun - proper - masculine singular 2 Kings 20:9 יְשַׁעְיָ֗הוּ to And Isaiah Noun - proper - masculine singular 2 Kings 20:11 יְשַׁעְיָ֥הוּ to So Isaiah Noun - proper - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row 2 Kings 19:2
Aligned rows 39
Books represented 6
2 Kings 13 1 Chronicles 4 2 Chronicles 3 Ezra 2 Nehemiah 1 Isaiah 16
Source forms
יְשַֽׁעְיָ֔הוּ 5x yə·ša‘·yā·hū 2 Kings 19:6, 2 Kings 20:7, 2 Kings 20:19, 1 Chronicles 25:15
יְשַׁעְיָ֖הוּ 5x yə·ša‘·yā·hū 2 Kings 20:16, Isaiah 13:1, Isaiah 20:3, Isaiah 38:4
יְשַֽׁעְיָ֣הוּ 4x yə·ša‘·yā·hū 2 Kings 19:20, 2 Kings 20:14, Isaiah 1:1, Isaiah 37:21
יְשַׁעְיָ֔הוּ 4x yə·ša‘·yā·hū 2 Kings 20:4, 2 Kings 20:8, Isaiah 38:21, Isaiah 39:8
יְשַֽׁעְיָ֥הוּ 3x yə·ša‘·yā·hū 2 Kings 19:2, 2 Chronicles 26:22, Isaiah 37:2
יְשַֽׁעְיָ֖ה 2x yə·ša‘·yāh Ezra 8:7, Ezra 8:19
יְשַׁעְיָ֨הוּ 2x yə·ša‘·yā·hū 2 Kings 20:1, Isaiah 38:1
יְשַׁעְיָ֣הוּ 2x yə·ša‘·yā·hū Isaiah 20:2, Isaiah 39:3
Parsing patterns
Noun - proper - masculine singular 35x 2 Kings 19:2, 2 Kings 19:5, 2 Kings 19:6, 2 Kings 19:20
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular 4x 1 Chronicles 3:21, 1 Chronicles 25:3, 1 Chronicles 26:25, 2 Chronicles 32:20
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Jeshajah , the name of seven Israelites
Source Gloss
Jeshajah , the name of seven Israelites
Extended definition
Isaiah, Jesaiah, Jeshaiah.
Word Origins
יְשַׁעְיָה is built from these roots:
Cross-Language Connections
Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain