Lexical Definition

‎עֲזַזְיָהוּ‎ ʻĂzazyâhûw (az-az-yaw'-hoo) Azaziah ^N:N-M-P
from ‎עָזַז‎ and ‎יָהּ‎; Jah has strengthened

Azaziah.

• § Azaziah = "Jehovah is mighty"
• Azazjah, the name of three Israelites

1) a Levite musician in the reign of David who played the harp in the procession which brought the ark from Obed-edom to Jerusalem
2) a Levite in the reign of king Hezekiah of Judah in charge of the tithes
3) father of Hoshea, prince of the tribe of Ephraim when David took the census

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎עֲזַזְיָ֫הוּ‎ proper name, masculine (‎׳‎‎י‎ is mighty); — Οζ(ε)ιας (= ‎עֻזִּיָּהוּ‎):

1. Levite names:
a. 1Chr 15:21 (strike out Kit).
b. 2Chr 31:13 (?Kit).

2. a Benjamite 1Chr 27:20 (Kit ‎עֻזִּיָּהוּ‎; see also Gray^{Prop. N. 295}).

Brown-Driver-Briggs References