The meaning of “יְדַעְיָה”
Understanding Yᵉdaʻyâh reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
Jedaiah. - § Jedaiah = "Jehovah has known" - Jedajah, the name of two Israelites 1) a priest in Jerusalem 2) a man who r...
יְדַעְיָה
Jedaiah. - § Jedaiah = "Jehovah has known" - Jedajah, the name of two Israelites 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
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Chronicles 24:7 | “Now the first lot came forth to Jehoiarib, the second to Jedaiah,” Word: יְדַעְיָה (Yᵉdaʻyâh) | |
| Ezra 2:36 | “The priests: the children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy and three.” Word: יְדַעְיָה (Yᵉdaʻyâh) | |
| Nehemiah 12:7 | “Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah. These were the chief of the priests and of their brethren in the days of Jeshua.” Word: יְדַעְיָה (Yᵉdaʻyâh) | |
| Zechariah 6:14 | “And the crowns shall be to Helem, and to Tobijah, and to Jedaiah, and to Hen the son of Zephaniah, for a memorial in the temple of the Lord.” Word: יְדַעְיָה (Yᵉdaʻyâh) |