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'''Azariah''' ({{Langx|he|עֲזַרְיָה}} ''‘Ǎzaryāh'', "[[Yahweh|Yah]] has helped")<ref>{{cite book |last1=Hanks |first1=Patrick |author-link1=Patrick Hanks |last2=Hardcastle |first2=Kate |last3=Hodges |first3=Flavia |title=A Dictionary of First Names |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] | publication-place=Oxford, England |series=Oxford paperback reference |year=2006 |isbn=978-0-19-861060-1 |oclc=67869278 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9nd05X_awIgC |page=70 |access-date=6 November 2025}}</ref> is the name of several people in the Hebrew Bible and Jewish history, including:

* [[Abednego]], the new name given to Azariah, who is the companion of Daniel, Hananiah, and Mishael in the Book of Daniel ({{bibleverse|Daniel|1:6-7|NIV}})
* [[Azariah (guardian angel)]], the name given [[Raphael (archangel)|Raphael]] as companion of [[Tobias]] in the [[Book of Tobit]].
* [[Book of Azariah|Azariah]], the guardian angel of [[Maria Valtorta]] to whom one of her handwritten books is dedicated
* [[Azariah (prophet)]], a prophet ({{bibleverse|2 Chronicles|15:1-8|NIV}})
* [[Azariah (high priest)]] [[High Priest of Israel|high priest of Israel]] ({{bibleverse-lb|1|Kings|4:2|NIV}})
* [[Azariah II]], another high priest, in the reign of [[Uzziah]] ({{bibleverse|2 Chronicles|26:17-20|NIV}})
* [[Eleazar ben Azariah]], the [[Mishnah|Mishnaic]] sage
* [[Uzziah]], King of Judah, also known as Azariah
* Two "commanders of the hundreds" who formed part of [[Jehoiada]]'s campaign to restore the kingship to [[Jehoash of Judah|Joash]] in 2 Chronicles 23: Azariah, son of Jeroham and Azariah son of Obed.<ref>{{bibleverse|2|Chronicles|23:1|NRSV}}</ref>

==Other people named Azariah==
* [[Azariah Flagg]] (1790–1873), New York politician
* [[Azariah S. Partridge]] (1834–1901), Michigan state representative
* [[Azariah Wart]] (1822–1900), New York assemblyman
* [[Vedanayagam Samuel Azariah]] (1874–1945), Anglican bishop of Dornakal, India

==See also==
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* [[Azahriah]]
* [[Azaria (surname)]]
* [[Azarian]] (surname)
* [[Azaryan]] (surname)
* [[Azarias]] (given name)
* [[Ben Azariah (disambiguation)]]
* [[Prayer of Azariah and Song of the Three Holy Children]]

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