מַחְסֵיָה

Strong’s Definition

Machsejah, an Israelite

Etymology & Derivation

from H4268 (מַחֲסֶה) and H3050 (יָהּ); refuge of (i.e. in) Jah;

KJV Usage

Maaseiah.

Detailed Definition

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

• 1.a priest and ancestor of baruch, the friend and scribe of jeremiah
• 2.ancestor of seraiah who carried jeremiah's book to babylon

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: Machçêyâh; Pronunciation: makh-say-yaw'