3150. Yizziyyah
Lexical Summary
Yizziyyah: Yizziyah

Original Word: יִזִּיָּה
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration: Yizziyah
Pronunciation: yiz-zee-YAH
Phonetic Spelling: (yiz-zee-yaw')
KJV: Jeziah
NASB: Izziah
Word Origin: [from the same as the first part of H3149 (יְזַואֵל - Jeziel) and H3050 (יָהּ - LORD)]

1. sprinkled of Jah
2. Jizzijah, an Israelite

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Jeziah

From the same as the first part of Yzav'el and Yahh; sprinkled of Jah; Jizzijah, an Israelite -- Jeziah.

see HEBREW Yzav'el

see HEBREW Yahh

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from nazah and Yah
Definition
"may Yah sprinkle," an Isr.
NASB Translation
Izziah (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
יִזִּיָּה proper name, masculine (may ׳י sprinkle, read probably ׳יַזּ, ᵐ5 Αζεια, N Αδεια, ᵐ5L Ιαζιας); — one of those who took strange wives Ezra 10:25.

Topical Lexicon
Biblical Occurrence

Ezra 10:25 is the only place יִזִּיָּה (transliterated Izziah in the) is mentioned: “And from the descendants of Parosh: Ramiah, Izziah, Malchijah, Mijamin, Eleazar, Hashabiah, and Benaiah.”

Historical Setting

The name appears in the register of those who returned from Babylon with Zerubbabel (the “sons of Parosh,” Ezra 2:3) and later came under Ezra’s leadership during the reforms of 458 B.C. (Ezra 8:3). Ezra’s mission was to reestablish covenant fidelity in Jerusalem, and one urgent matter was the dissolution of unlawful marriages with foreign women (Ezra 10:2–3). Izziah is recorded among those who responded to this call, demonstrating corporate and personal repentance within the restored community.

Covenantal Significance

1. Holiness of the Assembly: The returned exiles were commanded to remain distinct from surrounding nations (Deuteronomy 7:3–4). Izziah’s inclusion in the list underscores that even lay families had compromised this standard, and that renewal required action across every social stratum.
2. Restoration through Repentance: By joining the public confession and putting away his foreign wife, Izziah became part of a collective turning that safeguarded Israel’s covenant identity (Ezra 10:11). His response illustrates that genuine revival begins with individual obedience.

Theological Themes

• Separation unto God. Izziah’s account embodies the principle later articulated, “Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers” (2 Corinthians 6:14).
• Corporate Accountability. Although marriage is personal, its ramifications touched the whole community. Israel’s health depended on each household’s fidelity (Joshua 24:15).
• Grace and Purity. The stringent measure in Ezra 10 was not ethnic prejudice but protection from idolatry—a grace-motivated safeguard for future generations (Malachi 2:11–12).

Ministry Applications

• Leadership and Courage: Ezra’s willingness to confront sin provides a model for pastors and elders who must sometimes require difficult but necessary reforms (Titus 1:9).
• Repentance with Works: Izziah’s name is preserved because he acted. Authentic repentance involves concrete steps, not mere emotion (Acts 26:20).
• Family Discipleship: Choices about marriage and home life profoundly shape the next generation’s faithfulness (Ephesians 6:4). Izziah’s corrective action, though painful, contributed to Israel’s spiritual future.

Related References

Ezra 2:3; Ezra 8:3 – Broader family lineage of Parosh.

Nehemiah 7:8 – Parallel census confirming the sons of Parosh after the wall-building era.

Nehemiah 10:14 – Descendants of Parosh again appear signing the renewed covenant, suggesting lasting fruit from the reforms in which Izziah participated.

Summary

Though mentioned only once, Izziah stands as a witness that every believer’s response to God’s word matters. His obedience helped secure the purity of post-exilic Israel and reminds the Church that covenant faithfulness is preserved not by policy alone, but by the willing submission of individual hearts to the authority of Scripture.

Forms and Transliterations
וְיִזִּיָּ֤ה ויזיה veyizziYah wə·yiz·zî·yāh wəyizzîyāh
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Englishman's Concordance
Ezra 10:25
HEB: פַרְעֹ֡שׁ רַ֠מְיָה וְיִזִּיָּ֤ה וּמַלְכִּיָּה֙ וּמִיָּמִ֣ן
NAS: [there were] Ramiah, Izziah, Malchijah,
KJV: Ramiah, and Jeziah, and Malchiah,
INT: of Parosh Ramiah Izziah Malchijah Mijamin

1 Occurrence

Strong's Hebrew 3150
1 Occurrence


wə·yiz·zî·yāh — 1 Occ.

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