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yizraḥyā יִזְרַחְיָה ‘Izrahiah’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from zāraḥ זָרַח ‘to rise’ and yāh יָהּ ‘YH--’
Roots: זרח יה

yizraḥyā pr n m pers
Izrahiah or Jezrahiah = "Jehovah will shine"
1) a chieftain of Issachar
2) a Levite and leader of the chorus at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem under Nehemiah

Mentioned in Nehemiah 12:42 1 Chronicles 7:3

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