Transliteration: yesha‛yâh yesha‛yâhû

Phonetic: yesh-ah-yaw'

BDB Definition:

1. the major prophet, son of Amoz, who prophesied concerning Judah and Jerusalem during the days of kings Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah of Judah; author of the prophetic book by his name; tradition has it that he was sawn asunder in the trunk of a carob tree by king Manasseh and that this is the incident referred to in Heb 11:37
2. son of Hananiah, brother of Pelatiah, and grandson of Zerubbabel
3. a Benjamite
4. one of the 6 sons of Jeduthun
5. son of Rehabiah, a descendant of Moses through Gershom, and an ancestor of a Levite treasurer in the time of David
6. son of Athaliah and chief of the house of Elam who returned with Ezra
7. a chief of the descendants of Merari who returned with Ezra

Origin: from H3467" class="dictionary-topic-link">H3467 and H3050" class="dictionary-topic-link">H3050

TWOT entry: None

Part(s) of speech: Proper Name Masculine