יְחִיָּה

Strong’s Definition

Jechijah, an Israelite

Etymology & Derivation

from H2421 (חָיָה) and H3050 (יָהּ); Jah will live;

KJV Usage

Jehiah.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.doorkeeper of the ark at the time of its establishment in jerusalem

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: Yᵉchîyâh; Pronunciation: yekh-ee-yaw'