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Keziah: Meaning, Origin, and the Bible

Hebrew · cassia (a fragrant spice) · Job 42:14

Keziah is a Hebrew name meaning cassia (a fragrant spice). In the Bible, a daughter of job, born after his restoration bore this name. Below is its true meaning, its story, a verse that fits it, and a blessing.

In the Bible a name is never only a label. It carries a hope, a prayer, or a story, and again and again God Himself gives or changes a name to mark what He is doing in a life. So to ask what a name means is a good and old question, and it deserves an honest answer, not a guess. Here is the real meaning, where it comes from, and where it can lead.

What the name Keziah means

The name Keziah comes from Hebrew and means cassia (a fragrant spice). Names like this were chosen with care, often to remember what God had done or to speak a hope over a child, and the meaning has carried down through the generations to the families who give the name today.

Keziah in the Bible

Keziah was one of the three daughters born to Job after God restored his fortunes, and in all the land were no women found so fair. Her name, Keziah, is the name of a fragrant spice, cassia. Her birth is part of the beautiful, restored ending of Job's long suffering, sweetness after sorrow.

A verse for Keziah

“And he called the name of the first, Jemima; and the name of the second, Kezia; and the name of the third, Kerenhappuch.”Job 42:14

A blessing for Keziah

May Keziah be blessed and be a blessing. The name Keziah means cassia (a fragrant spice), and we pray it over this life like a good seed: that Keziah would be strong and gentle, honest and kind, and would one day rest the whole weight of that name upon Jesus, who carries His people tenderly and never lets them go.

Every name points to one Name

Scripture says God has given Jesus a name which is above every name, and that there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved. Whatever your name means, its deepest hope is met in Him. He knows His own by name, and He calls them to Himself as the Living Bread, the One who satisfies the hunger no name can fill.

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Questions people ask

Is Keziah a name in the Bible?

Yes. A daughter of Job, born after his restoration bore the name Keziah in Scripture. You can read the account above; the Bible tells the story plainly and honestly.

What does the name Keziah mean?

Keziah is a Hebrew name meaning cassia (a fragrant spice).

What does Keziah mean in Hebrew?

In Hebrew, the name Keziah means cassia (a fragrant spice). That is its genuine root, not a modern guess.

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