The meaning of “נוֹעַדְיָה”
Understanding Nôwʻadyâh reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
Noadiah. - § Noadiah = "meeting with Jehovah" - Noadjah, the name of an Israelite, and a false prophetess n pr m 1) a Le...
נוֹעַדְיָה
Noadiah. - § Noadiah = "meeting with Jehovah" - Noadjah, the name of an Israelite, and a false prophetess n pr m 1) a Levite, son of Binnui, who weighed the vessels of gold and silver belonging to the temple which were brought back from Babylon n pr f 2) a prophetess who joined Sanballat and Tobiah in their attempt to intimidate Nehemiah
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Ezra 8:33 | “Now on the fourth day was the silver and the gold and the vessels weighed in the house of our God by the hand of Meremoth the son of Uriah the priest; and with him was Eleazar the son of Phinehas; and with them was Jozabad the son of Jeshua, and Noadiah the son of Binnui, Levites;” Word: נוֹעַדְיָה (Nôwʻadyâh) | |
| Nehemiah 6:14 | “My God, think thou upon Tobiah and Sanballat according to these their works, and on the prophetess Noadiah, and the rest of the prophets, that would have put me in fear.” Word: נוֹעַדְיָה (Nôwʻadyâh) |