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Strong's H3153 יְזַנְיָה (yezanyah)

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

Same number, other testament: Strong's G3153 — mataiotes (“vanity”) in the Greek Bible.

First usage Interlinear Bible Septuagint Bible
Strong's Number H3153
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 2
Books 1

Strong's H3153 Quick Answer

Strong's H3153 יְזַניָה יְזַניָהוּ (Yzanyah) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Yzanyah (yez-an-yaw') (or Yzanyahuw {yez-an-yaw'-hoo}) n/p. 1. Jezanjah, an Israelite [probably for H2970] It has 2 linked Bible usages across 1 book. Visible English usage signals include jezaniah. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
Yzanyah (yez-an-yaw') (or Yzanyahuw {yez-an-yaw'-hoo}) n/p. 1. Jezanjah, an Israelite [probably for H2970]
Usage
2 linked usages
Books
1 indexed book
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
jezaniah

Meaning and Definition

Yzanyah (yez-an-yaw') (or Yzanyahuw {yez-an-yaw'-hoo}) n/p. 1. Jezanjah, an Israelite [probably for H2970] KJV: Jezaniah. Root(s): H2970

Original Word
יְזַניָה יְזַניָהוּ
Transliteration
Yzanyah
Derivation
First root strongs: 2970
Morphology
name

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H3153. 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)

Jezaniah

Usage: A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.25.23; son of: Hoshaiah (H1955H); also called Jaazaniah at 2Ki.25.23; Azariah at Jer.43.2; § Jezaniah = "Jehovah has listened" son of Hoshaiah the Maachathite and one of the captains who escaped from Jerusalem during the last siege of the Babylonians; one of the first to return to Gedaliah at Mizpah where he took a prominent part after the assassination of Gedaliah

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How Strong's H3153 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Yzanyah, 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.

Jezaniah Jeremiah 40:8 2×

How Strong's H3153 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 2 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H3153 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 H3153 in the Old Testament

2 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Jeremiah 40:8 KJV

Then they came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, even Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan and Jonathan the sons of Kareah, and Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth, and the sons of Ephai the Netophathite, and Jezaniah the son of a Maachathite, they and their men.

Jeremiah 42:1 KJV

Then all the captains of the forces, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and Jezaniah the son of Hoshaiah, and all the people from the least even unto the greatest, came near,

Usage Excerpts

First 2 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H3153.

Jeremiah 40:8 Old Testament, KJV
Then they came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, even Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan and Jonathan the sons of Kareah, and Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth, and the sons of Ephai the Netophathite, and Jezaniah the son of a Maachathite, they and their men.
Jeremiah 42:1 Old Testament, KJV
Then all the captains of the forces, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and Jezaniah the son of Hoshaiah, and all the people from the least even unto the greatest, came near,

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H3153, grouped by book.

Jeremiah 2 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 40:8 Jeremiah 42:1

Strong's H3153 FAQ

What does yezanyah (יְזַנְיָה) mean?

Yezanyah (Strong's H3153) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Jezaniah". Yzanyah (yez-an-yaw') (or Yzanyahuw {yez-an-yaw'-hoo}) n/p. 1. Jezanjah, an Israelite [probably for H2970]

How many times is yezanyah (יְזַנְיָה) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 2 linked usages for Strong's H3153 across 1 book.

Where can I study yezanyah (יְזַנְיָה) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H3153 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate yezanyah (יְזַנְיָה)?

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