Meaning
Jaazaniah (whom Jehovah hears).
1. One of the captains of the forces who accompanied Hohanan ben-Kareah to pay his respects to Gedaliah at Mizpah, (2Kings 25:23) and who appears afterwards to have assisted in recovering Ishmael’s prey from his clutches. Comp. (Jeremiah 41:11; Jer 43:4; Jer 43:5) (B.C. 587.)
2. Son of Shaphan. (Ezekiel 8:11) It is possible that he is identical with
3. Son of Azur; one of the princes of the people against whom Ezekiel was directed to prophesy. (Ezekiel 11:1) (B.C. 593.)
4. A Rechabite, son of Jeremiah. (Jeremiah 35:3) (B.C. 606.)
