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Strong's H2970 יַאֲזַנְיָה (yaazanyah)

Yaazanyah means “Jaazanjah” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G2970 — komos (“revelling”) in the Greek Bible.

First usage Interlinear Bible Septuagint Bible
Strong's Number H2970
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 4
Books 3

Strong's H2970 Quick Answer

Strong's H2970 יַאֲזַניָה יַאֲזַניָהוּ (Ya'azanyah) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Ya'azanyah (yah-az-an-yaw') (or Ya.azanyahuw {yah-az-an-yaw'-hoo}) n/p. 1. heard of Jah 2. Jaazanjah, the name of four Israelites It has 4 linked Bible usages across 3 books. Visible English usage signals include heard. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
Ya'azanyah (yah-az-an-yaw') (or Ya.azanyahuw {yah-az-an-yaw'-hoo}) n/p. 1. heard of Jah 2. Jaazanjah, the name of four Israelites
Usage
4 linked usages
Books
3 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
heard

Meaning and Definition

Ya'azanyah (yah-az-an-yaw') (or Ya.azanyahuw {yah-az-an-yaw'-hoo}) n/p. 1. heard of Jah 2. Jaazanjah, the name of four Israelites [from H238 and H3050] KJV: Jaazaniah. Root(s): H238, H3050 Compare: H3153

Original Word
יַאֲזַניָה יַאֲזַניָהוּ
Transliteration
Ya'azanyah
Derivation
Root: אזן First root strongs: 238 Second root strongs: 3050
Morphology
name

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H2970. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

Jaazaniah

Usage: A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at Jer.35.3; son of: Jeremiah (H3414N) § Jaazaniah = "Jehovah hears" 1) a Judean, son of the Maachathite, a captain of the Judean forces who visited Gedaliah at Mizpah after Gedaliah had been appointed governor of Judah by Nebuchadnezzar 2) son of Shaphan, an elder of Israel in the days of Ezekiel 3) son of Azur, one of the princes of the people against whom Ezekiel was directed to prophesy 4) a Rechabite, son of Jeremiah the prophet

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How Strong's H2970 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Ya'azanyah, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

heard 2 Kings 25:23

How Strong's H2970 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 4 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H2970 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H2970 in the Old Testament

4 indexed usages in Old Testament.

2 Kings 25:23 KJV

And when all the captains of the armies, they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah governor, there came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, even Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan the son of Careah, and Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite, and Jaazaniah the son of a Maachathite, they and their men.

Jeremiah 35:3 KJV

Then I took Jaazaniah the son of Jeremiah, the son of Habaziniah, and his brethren, and all his sons, and the whole house of the Rechabites;

Ezekiel 8:11 KJV

And there stood before them seventy men of the ancients of the house of Israel, and in the midst of them stood Jaazaniah the son of Shaphan, with every man his censer in his hand; and a thick cloud of incense went up.

Usage Excerpts

First 4 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H2970.

2 Kings 25:23 Old Testament, KJV
And when all the captains of the armies, they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah governor, there came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, even Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan the son of Careah, and Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite, and Jaazaniah the son of a Maachathite, they and their men.
Jeremiah 35:3 Old Testament, KJV
Then I took Jaazaniah the son of Jeremiah, the son of Habaziniah, and his brethren, and all his sons, and the whole house of the Rechabites;
Ezekiel 8:11 Old Testament, KJV
And there stood before them seventy men of the ancients of the house of Israel, and in the midst of them stood Jaazaniah the son of Shaphan, with every man his censer in his hand; and a thick cloud of incense went up.
Ezekiel 11:1 Old Testament, KJV
Moreover the spirit lifted me up, and brought me unto the east gate of the LORD's house, which looketh eastward: and behold at the door of the gate five and twenty men; among whom I saw Jaazaniah the son of Azur, and Pelatiah the son of Benaiah, princes of the people.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H2970, grouped by book.

2 Kings 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Kings 25:23
Jeremiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Jeremiah 35:3
Ezekiel 2 usages, Old Testament
Ezekiel 8:11 Ezekiel 11:1

Strong's H2970 FAQ

What does yaazanyah (יַאֲזַנְיָה) mean?

Yaazanyah (Strong's H2970) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Jaazanjah". Ya'azanyah (yah-az-an-yaw') (or Ya.azanyahuw {yah-az-an-yaw'-hoo}) n/p. 1. heard of Jah 2. Jaazanjah, the name of four Israelites

How many times is yaazanyah (יַאֲזַנְיָה) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 4 linked usages for Strong's H2970 across 3 books.

Where can I study yaazanyah (יַאֲזַנְיָה) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H2970 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate yaazanyah (יַאֲזַנְיָה)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as heard. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.