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Azaliah

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(near Jehovah). Father of Shaphan the scribe (2 Kings 22:3³And it came to pass in the eighteenth year of king Josiah, that the king sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah, the son of Meshullam, the scribe, to the house of the Lord, saying, (2 Kings 22:3)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

Father of Shaphan the scribe (2 Kings 22:3³And it came to pass in the eighteenth year of king Josiah, that the king sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah, the son of Meshullam, the scribe, to the house of the Lord, saying, (2 Kings 22:3); 2 Chron. 34:8⁸Now in the eighteenth year of his reign, when he had purged the land, and the house, he sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah, and Maaseiah the governor of the city, and Joah the son of Joahaz the recorder, to repair the house of the Lord his God. (2 Chronicles 34:8)).

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

683 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

’Atsalyahhuw

Phonic:

ats-al-yaw’-hoo

Meaning:

from 680 and 3050 prolonged; Jah has reserved; Atsaljah, an Israelite

KJV Usage:

Azaliah

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

reserved of Jehovah

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

He separated; Jah has reserved:―father of Shaphan the scribe [ESLI], 2 Chron. 34:8. {Separavit}