International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Jaaziah

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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Jaaziah


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jā-a-zı̄´a (יעזיּהוּ, ya‛ăzı̄yāhū, “Yah strengthens”): In , , a Levite, “son” of Merari. But the Massoretic Text is corrupt. The Septuagint's Codex Vaticanus reads (Ὀζειά, Ozeiá), which some take to suggest Uzziah (compare ); see Curtis, Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Books of Chronicles, 274-75; See Kittel, at the place.