Lexical Definition

‎עֲזִיזָא‎ ʻĂzîyzâʼ (az-ee-zaw') Aziza ^N:N-M-P
from ‎עוּז‎; strengthfulness

Aziza.

• § Aziza = "strong"
• Aziza, an Israelite

1) a layman of the family of Zattu who took a foreign wife in the time of Ezra

Extended Information

• A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Ezr.10.27

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎עֲזִיזָא‎ proper name, masculine one with foreign wife Ezra 10:27, Οζει(α), Αζιζα.

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

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Male • Returned divorcee • Descendant of Zattu, had married a foreign woman

Man living at the time of Exile and Return

Aziza, a descendant of Zattu, was one of the men who had married foreign women during the time of Ezra (Ezr 10:27).

• A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Ezr.10.27;
• only referred to as Aziza עֲזִיזָא.

Aziza is mentioned in Ezra 10:27 as one of the descendants of Zattu who had married foreign women during the time of Ezra. After the return of the exiles from Babylon, Ezra discovered that many of the Israelites, including priests and Levites, had intermarried with the surrounding nations, contrary to God's law. Ezra called the people to repentance and urged them to separate themselves from their foreign wives. Aziza was among those who had taken foreign wives and agreed to put them away, demonstrating his willingness to obey God's commands and to maintain the purity of the Israelite community.

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