Azariah, common name in ancient Israel, especially among the priests. The following occurrences of the name in the Bible do not necessarily all refer to different persons. 1 Chief officer under Solomon. 2 Chief officer under Solomon. 3 Father of Seraiah 2. 4 Prophet who stirred King Asa to reform. 5 King of Judah: see Uzziah 1. 6 Same as Ahaziah 2. 7 High priest who withstood King Uzziah. 8 High priest under Hezekiah. 9, 10 Sons of King Jehoshaphat. 11, 12 Aides of Jehoiada in the conspiracy against Athaliah. 13 Worker on the wall of Jerusalem. 14 Same as Seraiah 7. 15 Interpreter of the law. 16 Sealer of the covenant. 17 Priest in postexilic Jerusalem. His name also appears as Seraiah. 18 See Jaazaniah. 19 One of the Three Young Men. Azarias is the Greek form of his name.

Azariah, meaning "Yah['s] help[ed]" in Hebrew, is the name of several people in the Hebrew Bible and Jewish history, including:

• Abednego, the new name given to an Azariah who is the companion of Daniel, Hananiah, and Mishael in the Book of Daniel
• The Prayer of Azariah and Song of the Three Holy Children is a section regarding Abednego included in some versions of the bible
• Uzziah of Judah, an Azariah who is the king of Judah in the Books of Kings
• A Levite in the Books of Chronicles ()
• A son of Jehu mentioned in
• Azariah (prophet), a prophet mentioned in
• A Levite mentioned in
• The grandfather of Ezra as mentioned in the Book of Ezra ()
• As mentioned in the Book of Nehemiah ()
• Eleazar ben Azaria, the Mishnaic sage

See also

• Azaria, a moshav in central Israel