Gender Masculine
Usage Biblical
Scripts עֲזַרְיָה(Ancient Hebrew)
Pronounced Pron. az-ə-RIE-ə(English)  [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

Means "Yahweh has helped" in Hebrew, derived from עָזַר ('azar) meaning "help" and יָה (yah) referring to the Hebrew God. This is the name of many Old Testament characters including of one of the three men the Babylonian king ordered cast into a fiery furnace. His Babylonian name was Abednego.

Related Names

Other Languages & CulturesAzarias(Biblical Greek) 'Azaryah(Biblical Hebrew) Azarias(Biblical Latin) Azaria(Hebrew)

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Entry updated June 9, 2023