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maḥsēyā מַחְסֵיָה ‘Mahseiah’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from maḥseh מַחְסֶּה ‘refuge’ and yāh יָהּ ‘YH--’
Roots: מחסה מחסה יה

maḥsēyā pr n m pers
Maaseiah = "Jehovah is a shelter"
1) a priest and ancestor of Baruch, the friend and scribe of Jeremiah
2) ancestor of Seraiah who carried Jeremiah's book to Babylon

Mentioned in Jeremiah 32:12, 51:59

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