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HebrewH3111Proper Noun (Masculine)

יוֹיָדָע

yo.ya.da

5Occurrences
H3111Strong's #
Proper Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

Jojada, the name of two Israelites

a form of H3077 (יְהוֹיָדָע);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at ; son of: Paseah (H6454I) § Joiada or Jehoiada = "Jehovah knows" 1) son of Paseah, who assisted to repair the old gate of Jerusalem 2) son of the high priest Eliashib in the time of Nehemiah

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Proper Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

N:N-M-P

Full Description

Proper Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

יוֹיָדָע appears 5 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Nehemiah
5

Key Passages

Nehemiah 12:10BSB

Jeshua was the father of Joiakim,Joiakim was the father of Eliashib,Eliashib was the father of Joiada,

Nehemiah 12:11BSB

Joiada was the father of Jonathan,and Jonathan was the father of Jaddua.

Nehemiah 12:22BSB

In the days of Eliashib, Joiada, Johanan, and Jaddua, during the reign of Darius the Persian, the heads of the families of the Levites and priests were recorded.

Nehemiah 13:28BSB

Even one of the sons of Jehoiada son of Eliashib the high priest had become a son-in-law to Sanballat the Horonite. Therefore I drove him away from me.

Nehemiah 3:6BSB

The Jeshanah Gate was repaired by Joiada son of Paseah and Meshullam son of Besodeiah. They laid its beams and installed its doors, bolts, and bars.

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