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[Facts] Aya - Hebrew? and Asa.
Hi:
I was recently reading a novelization of the life of Eve. In it she had several children, one of whom was named Aya. The meaning of the name was given as "bird." I assumed it was correct, as all the other names and meanings were. However I checked it on here and it's listed only as a Japanese name. Also: How is Asa pronounced?
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I've only ever heard of one real life Asa, the British historian Lord Briggs - it's pronounced ay-zuh.
However, in the Biblical Hebrew it would be ah-sah although I'm not sure which vowel sound is stressed.
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Aya - Hebrew?The Hebrew AYA (Alef-Yod-Yod-He) means "hawk", obviously an onomatopoetic word.
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Aya = Aja in German (hope it helps)I did look up "Aja" in the German wikipedia. There were two men mentioned in the bible with that name.son of Zibon (1. Mo 36, 24)
father of Rizpa and father in law of King Saul (2. Sam 3, 7)I am sure that I read the name Aja in a list of saints. The meaning of the name was "care taker" or "educator".
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This name is spelled Ajah and Aiah in the King James Bible. I looked it up in Strong's Hebrew Dictionary:-----------------------
345. 'Ayah ah-yaw'
the same as 344; Ajah, the name of two Israelites:--Aiah, Ajah.See Hebrew 344
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344. 'ayah ah-yaw'
perhaps from 337; the screamer, i.e. a hawk:--kite, vulture.See Hebrew 337
-----------------------That goes along with what Andy ;—) wrote.
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it also goes along with what I wrote :)
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Aya or Ayah is also an Arabic name, which means `miracle, sign`. An aya(h) is one verse in the Koran. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayah
It also seems to be a Scandinavian and Spanish pet form of Maria.
Plus an Akkadian mother goddess http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayah
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I can't help with your first question, except to comment that while Aya is definitely a Japanese name, it can also be Arabic and so it wouldn't surprise me if it could be Hebrew as well. Asa is traditionally "ACE-uh" in English.
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Just curious, what is the name of the book and who is the author as I am now very interested in checking it out myself :)
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