azarya · Azariah

What it means

azarya (עֲזַרְיָה) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “Azariah”.

The name of many men in the Bible: priests and officials in the time of Solomon (1 Kings 4:2, 5), a king of Judah also called Uzziah (2 Kings 15), one of Daniel's companions (Daniel 1:6), and others. The name means "YHWH has helped."

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• 1 Kings×2
• 2 Kings×8
• 1 Chronicles×12
• 2 Chronicles×13
• Ezra×2
• Nehemiah×6
• Jeremiah×1
• Daniel×4

• 1 Kings 4:2

  And these were the officials that were his: Azariah son of Zadok the priest;

• 1 Kings 4:5

  and Azariah son of Nathan was over the prefects; and Zabud son of Nathan, a priest, was the king’s companion;

• 2 Kings 14:21

  All the people of Judah took Azariah, and he was sixteen years old, and they made him king in place of his father Amaziah.

• 2 Kings 15:1

  In year twenty-seven of Jeroboam king of Israel, Azariah son of Amaziah, king of Judah, became king.

• 2 Kings 15:6

  The rest of the acts of Azariah, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?

• 2 Kings 15:7

  Azariah lay down with his fathers, and they buried him with his fathers in the city of David; and Jotham his son reigned in his place.

• 2 Kings 15:8

  In year thirty-eight of Azariah king of Judah, Zechariah son of Jeroboam became king over Israel in Samaria and reigned six months.

• 2 Kings 15:17

  In year thirty-nine of Azariah king of Judah, Menahem son of Gadi became king over Israel and reigned ten years in Samaria.

• 2 Kings 15:23

  In year fifty of Azariah king of Judah, Pekahiah son of Menahem became king over Israel in Samaria and reigned two years.

• 2 Kings 15:27

  In year fifty-two of Azariah king of Judah, Pekah son of Remaliah became king over Israel in Samaria and reigned twenty years.

• 1 Chronicles 2:8

  And the sons of Ethan: Azariah.

• 1 Chronicles 2:38

  And Obed fathered Jehu, and Jehu fathered Azariah.

• 1 Chronicles 2:39

  And Azariah fathered Helez, and Helez fathered Eleasah.

• 1 Chronicles 3:12

  Amaziah, his son; Azariah, his son; Jotham, his son;

• 1 Chronicles 6:9

  and Ahimaaz fathered Azariah, and Azariah fathered Johanan;

• 1 Chronicles 6:10

  and Johanan fathered Azariah; he is the one who served as priest in the house that Solomon built in Jerusalem.

• 1 Chronicles 6:11

  And Azariah fathered Amariah, and Amariah fathered Ahitub;

• 1 Chronicles 6:13

  and Shallum fathered Hilkiah, and Hilkiah fathered Azariah;

• 1 Chronicles 6:14

  and Azariah fathered Seraiah, and Seraiah fathered Jehozadak;

• 1 Chronicles 6:36

  the son of Elkanah, the son of Joel, the son of Azariah, the son of Zephaniah,

• 1 Chronicles 9:11

  and Azariah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the leader of the house of Elohim;

• 2 Chronicles 15:1

  The spirit of Elohim came upon Azariah son of Oded,

• 2 Chronicles 21:2

  He had brothers, sons of Jehoshaphat: Azariah, Jehiel, Zechariah, Azariah, Michael, and Shephatiah. All these were the sons of Jehoshaphat king of Israel.

• 2 Chronicles 22:6

  He returned to be healed in Jezreel from the wounds that they had inflicted on him at Ramah, when he fought against Hazael king of Aram. And Azariah son of Joram, king of Judah, went down to see Joram son of Ahab in Jezreel, for he was sick.

• 2 Chronicles 23:1

  In the seventh year Jehoiada strengthened himself and took the commanders of hundreds into a covenant with him: Azariah son of Jeroham, Ishmael son of Jehohanan, Azariah son of Obed, Maaseiah son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat son of Zichri.

• 2 Chronicles 26:17

  Azariah the priest went in after him, and with him eighty priests of YHWH, valiant men.

• 2 Chronicles 26:20

  Azariah the head priest and all the priests turned toward him, and look, he was leprous on his forehead. They rushed him out of there, and he himself also hurried to go out, because YHWH had struck him.

• 2 Chronicles 28:12

  Some men of the heads of the sons of Ephraim, Azariah son of Jehohanan, Berechiah son of Meshillemoth, and Hezekiah son of Shallum, and Amasa son of Hadlai, rose up against those coming from the army,

• 2 Chronicles 29:12

  Then the Levites arose: Mahath son of Amasai and Joel son of Azariah, of the sons of the Kohathites; and of the sons of Merari, Kish son of Abdi and Azariah son of Jehallelel; and of the Gershonites, Joah son of Zimmah and Eden son of Joah;

• 2 Chronicles 31:10

  Azariah the head priest of the house of Zadok spoke to him and said, “Since they began to bring the contribution into the house of YHWH, we have eaten and been satisfied and much has been left over, for YHWH has blessed his people; and what is left is this abundance.”

• 2 Chronicles 31:13

  Jehiel, Azaziah, Nahath, Asahel, Jerimoth, Jozabad, Eliel, Ismachiah, Mahath, and Benaiah were appointed under the hand of Conaniah and Shimei his brother, by the arrangement of Hezekiah the king and of Azariah the leader of the house of Elohim.

• Ezra 7:1

  And after these things, in the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Ezra the son of Seraiah, the son of Azariah, the son of Hilkiah,

• Ezra 7:3

  the son of Amariah, the son of Azariah, the son of Meraioth,

• Nehemiah 3:23

  After him Benjamin and Hasshub repaired opposite their house. After him Azariah the son of Maaseiah, the son of Ananiah, repaired beside his house.

• Nehemiah 3:24

  After him Binnui the son of Henadad repaired a second section, from the house of Azariah to the angle and to the corner.

• Nehemiah 7:7

  who came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, and Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel:

• Nehemiah 8:7

  And Jeshua, Bani, Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodiah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and the Levites were making the people understand the law, and the people were in their place.

• Nehemiah 10:2

  Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah,

• Nehemiah 12:33

  and Azariah, Ezra, and Meshullam,

• Jeremiah 43:2

  that Azariah son of Hoshaiah said, and Johanan son of Kareah, and all the insolent men, saying to Jeremiah, “You are speaking falsehood! YHWH our Elohim has not sent you to say, ‘Do not go to Egypt to reside as aliens there,’

And 8 more times.