יִזְלִיאָה
𐤉𐤆𐤋𐤉𐤀𐤄
Yizeliah
H3152 noun
SILEX Entry
Definition
Yizli'ah — a personal name, likely meaning 'may He draw out' or 'He will deliver.' The word is a masculine proper noun, attested as the name of an individual among the descendants of Simeon in late monarchic genealogies (1 Chronicles 4:35).
Semantic Range
personal name; possibly 'He (Yah) draws out,' 'He delivers'; used as an Israelite male name in genealogies
Root / Etymology
From the speculative root זלה or a byform of זלָה/זוּל (uncertain), in the causative stem, with the theophoric suffix יה (Yah), indicating connection to the god of Israel. The form יִזְלִיאָה may mean 'Yah draws out/delivers,' but the precise verbal root is not attested elsewhere in Hebrew, so the etymology is uncertain.
Historical & Contextual Notes
The name יִזְלִיאָה occurs only in a genealogical context in 1 Chronicles 4:35. The components suggest typical Israelite theophoric construction, invoking Yah (יה) as the agent of deliverance or extraction. While the Strong's gloss suggests an unused root meaning 'to draw out,' the lexeme is not otherwise attested in the biblical corpus, and the connection to the idea of 'drawing out' remains conjectural. Later translation traditions render the name as 'Jezliah' or similar, and sometimes use 'Jizliah.' There is no indication in the biblical narrative of the individual's historical acts, so semantic context is limited to onomastic (naming) formulae common in late First Temple and post-exilic periods. The ending -iah or -yah reflects a theophoric element, characteristically indicating fidelity or relationship to the Israelite deity. Compare to other theophoric names such as יִשַעְיָהוּ (Yeshayahu/Isaiah, 'Yahweh saves') or יְרֶמְיָהוּ (Yirmeyahu/Jeremiah, 'Yahweh will exalt').
Original Strong's Gloss (1890)
perhaps from an unused root (meaning to draw up); he will draw out; Jizliah, an Israelite; Jezliah.
Bantu Hebrew
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זל (z-l) — to draw out, to deliver
Word Forms
1 distinct form
| SIDANCE | Surface | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 | Occurrences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H3152-01 |
וְ/יִזְלִיאָ֛ה | veyizeliah | HC/Np |
and Izliah | And Yah-delivers | 1 |
Occurrences in Scripture
1 total occurrence
| SIDANCE | Reference | Word | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H3152-01 |
1 Chronicles 8:18 | וְ/יִזְלִיאָ֛ה | veyizeliah | HC/Np |
and Izliah | And Yah-delivers |