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 (H4641X) Based on the provided lexical data, Maaseiah is a Hebrew proper noun appearing three times in the biblical text. As a personal name rather than a common word, it functions as a identifier for specific individuals within the biblical narrative rather than conveying a meaning that translates into English concepts. The minimal occurrence count of three instances suggests this figure or these figures bearing this name held limited but defined roles in biblical events. Without access to the specific contexts of these three occurrences, the lexical data alone indicates only that Maaseiah represents a named person (or possibly multiple individuals with the same name) whom biblical authors considered significant enough to record by name—a common practice in ancient texts to preserve genealogical, administrative, or narrative information. The name itself follows typical Hebrew naming patterns but requires contextual examination to determine whether it refers to a single individual or multiple people, and what roles or significance they held within biblical history. The lexicon entry confirms its existence and frequency but does not independently reveal these contextual details.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
3 total occurrences across the text
The word which came to Jeremiah from Yahweh, when king Zedekiah sent to him Pashhur the son of Malchijah, and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah, the priest, saying,
Jeremiah 29:25“Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel, says, ‘Because you have sent letters in your own name to all the people who are at Jerusalem, and to Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah, the priest, and to all the priests, saying,
Jeremiah 37:3Zedekiah the king sent Jehucal the son of Shelemiah, and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah, the priest, to the prophet Jeremiah, saying, “Pray now to Yahweh our God for us.”