Bible Names

Azariah: meaning of the name

Azariah means “he that hears the Lord.”
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869)boy name

Azariah in Hebrew and Greek

עֲזַרְיָה H5838

ʻĂzaryâh (az-ar-yaw') — Azarjah, the name of nineteen Israelites

or עֲזַרְיָהוּ; from H5826 (עָזַר) and H3050 (יָהּ); Jah has helped;

עֲזַרְיָה H5839

ʻĂzaryâh (az-ar-yaw') — Azarjah, one of Daniel's companions

(Aramaic) corresponding to H5838 (עֲזַרְיָה);

People named Azariah in the Bible

Azariah in Scripture

“Azariah” appears in 45 verses of the King James Version; here are the first 8.

  • 1 Kings 4:2

    And these were the princes which he had; Azariah the son of Zadok the priest,

  • 1 Kings 4:5

    And Azariah the son of Nathan was over the officers: and Zabud the son of Nathan was principal officer, and the king’s friend:

  • 2 Kings 14:21

    And all the people of Judah took Azariah, which was sixteen years old, and made him king instead of his father Amaziah.

  • 2 Kings 15:1

    In the twenty and seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel began Azariah son of Amaziah king of Judah to reign.

  • 2 Kings 15:6

    And the rest of the acts of Azariah, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?

  • 2 Kings 15:7

    So Azariah slept with his fathers; and they buried him with his fathers in the city of David: and Jotham his son reigned in his stead.

  • 2 Kings 15:8

    In the thirty and eighth year of Azariah king of Judah did Zachariah the son of Jeroboam reign over Israel in Samaria six months.

  • 2 Kings 15:17

    In the nine and thirtieth year of Azariah king of Judah began Menahem the son of Gadi to reign over Israel, and reigned ten years in Samaria.