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ʿăśāyā עֲשָׂיָה ‘Asaiah’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from ʿāśā עָשָׂה ‘to make / to press’ and yāh יָהּ ‘YH--’
Roots: עשׂה יה

ʿăśāyā pr n m pers
Asaiah or Asahiah = "made by Jehovah"
1) a prince of the tribe of Simeon in the time of king Hezekiah of Judah
2) a servant of king Josiah of Judah
3) a Merarite Levite, chief of his family, in the time of David

Mentioned in 2 Kings 22:12, 22:14 1 Chronicles 15:11, 15:6, 4:36, 9:5, 6:15 2 Chronicles 34:20

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