יְחִיָּה

yechiya · Jehiah

Hebrew word · Strong’s number H3174 · appears 1 time in the Bible

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What it means

yechiya (יְחִיָּה) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “Jehiah”.

A Levite, gatekeeper of the ark. The name means "may YHWH live."

How to say it

ye·chi·ya

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 Chronicles 15:24

    And Shebaniah, and Joshaphat, and Nethanel, and Amasai, and Zechariah, and Benaiah, and Eliezer, the priests, were blowing the trumpets before the ark of Elohim; and Obed-edom and Jehiah were gatekeepers for the ark.