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Ismachiah

יִסְמַכְיָהוּStrong’s H3253

yismakhyahu (yis-makh-ya-hu)

Appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament

In short

Yismakhyahu is the Hebrew word usually translated “ismachiah”. It appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament.

“And Jehiel, and Azaziah, and Nahath, and Asahel, and Jerimoth, and Jozabad, and Eliel, and Ismachiah, and Mahath, and Benaiah, were overseers under the hand of Cononiah and Shimei his brother, at the commandment of Hezekiah the king, and Azariah the ruler of the house of God.”
2 Chronicles 31:13 KJV
Meaning
  1. A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 2Ch.31.13
How it's translated
  • and ismachiah 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • 2 Chronicles 1

1 book in all.

Explore in Scripture
    Hebrew dictionary

    יִסְמַכְיָהוּ yismakhyahu · Ismachiah

    A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 2Ch.31.13 § Ismachiah = "Jehovah sustains" a Levite and overseer of the offerings during the revival in the time of king Hezekiah

    From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).

    Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.