Jezaniah

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(heard). A Jewish captive (Jer. 40:7-127Now when all the captains of the forces which were in the fields, even they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah the son of Ahikam governor in the land, and had committed unto him men, and women, and children, and of the poor of the land, of them that were not carried away captive to Babylon; 8Then they came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, even Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan and Jonathan the sons of Kareah, and Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth, and the sons of Ephai the Netophathite, and Jezaniah the son of a Maachathite, they and their men. 9And Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan sware unto them and to their men, saying, Fear not to serve the Chaldeans: dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon, and it shall be well with you. 10As for me, behold, I will dwell at Mizpah to serve the Chaldeans, which will come unto us: but ye, gather ye wine, and summer fruits, and oil, and put them in your vessels, and dwell in your cities that ye have taken. 11Likewise when all the Jews that were in Moab, and among the Ammonites, and in Edom, and that were in all the countries, heard that the king of Babylon had left a remnant of Judah, and that he had set over them Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan; 12Even all the Jews returned out of all places whither they were driven, and came to the land of Judah, to Gedaliah, unto Mizpah, and gathered wine and summer fruits very much. (Jeremiah 40:7‑12)). Jaazaniah (2 Kings 25:2323And when all the captains of the armies, they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah governor, there came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, even Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan the son of Careah, and Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite, and Jaazaniah the son of a Maachathite, they and their men. (2 Kings 25:23)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

See JAAZANIAH.

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:
3153 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)
Transliteration:
Yzanyah
Phonic:
yez-an-yaw’
Meaning:
or Yzanyahuw {yez-an-yaw'-hoo}; probably for 2970; Jezanjah, an Israelite
KJV Usage:
Jezaniah

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

Jehovah will give ear: he will prostitute (i.e., use illicitly the name of) Jehovah

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

The Lord hears:―son of Hoshaiah, the Maachathite [JAAZANIAH and ISHMAEL], Jer. 40:8. {Exaudit Dominus}