Jezaniah

A leader of the Judean forces

A written article for Jezaniah is still to come. Below and alongside: where Jezaniah appears in Scripture, with the original words and any dates on record.

  • 700 BC
    500 BC
  • Jezaniah
    c. 600 BC

Original word

  • יְזַנְיָה jezaniah
    H3153
Relationships
Father: Hoshaiah
Citations
“Jezaniah.” Theographic Bible Metadata (Viz.Bible). theographic-bible-metadata. Theographic Bible Metadata · CC BY-SA 4.0 Accessed 2026-08-29.
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Where Jezaniah appears in Scripture

Jeremiah 40

וַיָּבֹאוּ אֶל-גְּדַלְיָה הַמִּצְפָּתָה וְיִשְׁמָעֵאל בֶּן-נְתַנְיָהוּ וְיוֹחָנָן וְיוֹנָתָן בְּנֵֽי-קָרֵחַ וּשְׂרָיָה בֶן-תַּנְחֻמֶת וּבְנֵי׀ ‫(עופי)‬ עֵיפַי הַנְּטֹפָתִי וִֽיזַנְיָהוּ בֶּן-הַמַּעֲכָתִי הֵמָּה וְאַנְשֵׁיהֶֽם׃
8
Then they came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, even Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan and Jonathan the sons of Kareah, and Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth, and the sons of Ephai the Netophathite, and Jezaniah the son of a Maachathite, they and their men.

Jeremiah 42

וַֽיִּגְּשׁוּ כָּל-שָׂרֵי הַחֲיָלִים וְיֽוֹחָנָן בֶּן-קָרֵחַ וִֽיזַנְיָה בֶּן-הוֹשַֽׁעְיָה וְכָל-הָעָם מִקָּטֹן וְעַד-גָּדֽוֹל׃
1
Then all the captains of the forces, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and Jezaniah the son of Hoshaiah, and all the people from the least even unto the greatest, came near,