עֲזַרְיָ֫הוּ
a.zar.yah
Azariah
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Hebrew word עֲזַרְיָ֫הוּ (a.zar.yah) appears twice in the Bible, signifying the name Azariah. A "name" in this context functions as a reference or designation that identifies a person. In short, Azariah is the given name of a person mentioned in Scripture. The limited frequency of its occurrence restricts our understanding to the specific individual(s) who carry this name, without allowing broader generalizations or abstract uses of the term. Therefore, its range of usage is quite narrow, confined to the instances where it appears in the biblical narrative. Without further information about the life, actions, or circumstances associated with Azariah, we can't deduce any deeper significance or thematic value for this name in the biblical text.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
2 total occurrences across the text
Azariah the priest went in after him, and with him eighty priests of Yahweh, who were valiant men.
2 Chronicles 26:20Azariah the chief priest, and all the priests, looked at him, and behold, he was leprous in his forehead, and they thrust him out quickly from there. Yes, he himself also hurried to go out, because Yahweh had struck him.