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יַעֲרֶשְׁיָה

𐤉𐤏𐤓𐤔𐤉𐤄

Yaaresheyah

H3298 noun

SILEX Entry

Root ערשׁ (uncertain) + יה to establish, to possess, to acquire (all uncertain)

Definition

A personal name with the theophoric element referring to YH (Yah), likely meaning 'Yah establishes' or 'Yah possesses,' though the precise sense of the root is uncertain. Used as a proper name of a male individual in the genealogies of the Hebrew Bible.

Semantic Range

personal name referring to YH (Yah), possibly 'Yah establishes,' 'Yah possesses,' or 'Yah acquires'; proper name of a Benjaminite

Root / Etymology

Formed from a first element of uncertain root (possibly עָרַשׁ or עָרֵשׁ, with unclear meaning, potentially 'to acquire,' 'to possess,' or 'to establish'), plus the theophoric suffix יָהּ (Yah), referring to the divine name YHWH. The root and semantic development are uncertain.

Historical & Contextual Notes

יַעֲרֶשְׁיָה appears once in the Hebrew Bible, in 1 Chronicles 8:7, as a Benjaminite. The first element is unusual and is unattested as a root elsewhere in biblical Hebrew, with lexicographers proposing meanings such as 'Yah establishes' or 'Yah possesses.' The theophoric ending is clear, reflecting a typical Israelite pattern for personal names. Some older English translations render the name as 'Jaresiah,' which does not reflect the possible original semantic force. The name reflects common Israelite theophoric naming practices in the monarchic period. Later translations, including those that use 'Jew' for personal identity, do so anachronistically; in this genealogical context, 'Israelite' is correct. The meaning of the first root element remains debated among scholars.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from an unused root of uncertain signification and יָהּ; Jaareshjah, an Israelite; Jaresiah.

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Root Family

ערשׁ + יה (ʿ-r-š + yāh) — establishing, possessing, acquiring (all uncertain)

Word Forms

1 distinct form

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H3298-01 וְ/יַעֲרֶשְׁיָ֧ה veyaaresheyah HC/Np and Jaareshiah and Yah establishes 1

Occurrences in Scripture

1 total occurrence

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H3298-01 1 Chronicles 8:27 וְ/יַעֲרֶשְׁיָ֧ה veyaaresheyah HC/Np and Jaareshiah and Yah establishes
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