גְּדַלְיָה

ge.dal.yahProper Noun (Masculine)H1436

Gedaliah

From: or (prolonged) גְּדַלְיָהוּ; from H1431 (גָּדַל) and H3050 (יָהּ); Jah has become great;

Short Definition

Gedaljah, the name of five Israelites

Full Lexicon Entry

A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at § Gedaliah = "Jehovah is great" 1) son of Ahikam, the governor of Judea appointed by Nebuchadnezzar 2) son of Amariah and grandson of Hezekiah 3) a priest of the sons of Jeshua in the time of Ezra

Grammar

Part of Speech Proper Noun (Masculine)

Morphology N:N-M-P

DescriptionProper Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

31 times

Appears 31 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Jeremiah

2 Kings

1 Chronicles

Ezra

Zephaniah

Key Passages

1 Chronicles 25:3
Ezra 10:18
Jeremiah 40:8
Jeremiah 40:15
Jeremiah 41:6

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