יְדַעְיָה

ye.da.yahProper Noun (Masculine)H3048

Jedaiah

From: from H3045 (יָדַע) and H3050 (יָהּ); Jah has known;

Short Definition

Jedajah, the name of two Israelites

Full Lexicon Entry

A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at ; son of: Joiarib (H3114) § Jedaiah = "Jehovah has known" 1) a priest in Jerusalem 2) a man who returned with Zerubbabel 3) a ruler of the priests in the days of Jeshua 4) a post exilic priest 5) one honoured by Jehovah, perhaps one of the above

Grammar

Part of Speech Proper Noun (Masculine)

Morphology N:N-M-P

DescriptionProper Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

11 times

Appears 11 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Nehemiah
6
1 Chronicles
2
Zechariah
2
Ezra
1

Key Passages

  • 1 Chronicles 24:7
  • Ezra 2:36
  • Nehemiah 12:6
  • Nehemiah 12:19
  • Nehemiah 7:39

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Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.