Maaseiah
ma.a.se.yah is a personal name borne by people named in genealogies, official roles, worshiping groups, and narrative lists.
The attested form functions consistently as a proper personal name, identifying people in lists of musicians, officials, family lines, priests, and participants in public religious activity. The verses do not display a lexical use apart from naming persons.
Senses in use
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Personal name identifying individuals · dominant
The form is tagged Noun · Proper in every supplied occurrence and occurs among personal names. In 1 Chronicles 15:20 the APB renders Maaseiah within the group assigned to play harps; in 2 Chronicles 34:8 it names the city governor sent with others; and in Nehemiah 8:7 it occurs in the list of Levites who helped the people understand the law. Family identification is also explicit in Jeremiah 29:21, where the APB renders “Zedekiah son of Maaseiah.”
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term as “Maaseiah” in personal-name lists and identifications, including family relationships, offices, and worship settings. These renderings confirm the named-person function of the clause rather than supply a separate lexical definition.