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יִזְרַחְיָה

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Jezrahiah

A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.12.42 § Izrahiah or Jezrahiah = "Jehovah will shine" 1) a chieftain of Issachar 2) a Levite and leader of the chorus at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem under Nehemiah

Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry

יִזְרַחְיָה proper name, masculine (׳י will arise, or shine) —

1. ᵐ5 Ζαρεια, A Ιεζρια, ᵐ5L Ιεζερια: — a man of Issachar 1Chr 7:3 (twice in verse).
2. overseer (הַפָּקִיד) of the singers Neh 12:42, ᵐ5L and others Ιεζριας.


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