מַעֲשֵׂיָהוּ
ma.a.se.yah
Maaseiah
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
Supported# Maaseiah (H4641R): A Biblical Proper Name Based on the lexical data provided, Maaseiah (מַעֲשֵׂיָהוּ) is a Hebrew proper noun—a personal name—that appears once in the biblical text. The name itself appears to be a compound form, likely combining elements related to "work" or "deed" (עָשָׂה, *asah*) with a theophoric element referencing God (יָה, *Yah*), suggesting a meaning along the lines of "work of God" or "God has made." However, without the specific lexical definitions for the component elements provided in your data, this analysis remains limited to the structural observation. The single occurrence in biblical records means this individual figure held minimal narrative prominence in the texts that survived to form the biblical canon. The name appears in the Hebrew scriptures as a designation for a specific person, though the provided data does not indicate which biblical passage contains this reference or what role this person played. To understand Maaseiah's historical or religious significance, one would need to consult the biblical passage itself and examine the context of that single mention.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
1 total occurrence across the text