Azariah
/ˌæz.əˈraɪ.ə/noun
A biblical Hebrew personal name meaning that Yahweh has helped.
Did you know?Azariah was borne by several biblical figures, including the prophet traditionally identified with Abednego, whose Hebrew name was changed in Babylon.
Etymological Timeline
Iron Age; Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew
עֲזַרְיָהוּ (ʿAzaryāhū)
“Yahweh has helped; formed from ʿ-z-r, “help,” and Yahū, a form of the divine name Yahweh”
Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew
עֲזַרְיָה (ʿAzaryāh)
“A shortened form of the name, meaning Yahweh has helped”
3rd–2nd Century BCE
Greek
Ἀζαρίας (Azarias)
“Greek transcription used in the Septuagint for the Hebrew name”
Late Antiquity
Latin
Azarias
“Latin biblical form derived from the Greek transcription”
Middle English
English
Azarie / Azarias
“Medieval forms transmitted through biblical and ecclesiastical texts”
Modern English
English
Azariah
“The conventional English form of the biblical Hebrew personal name”