The meaning of “עֲדָיָה”

Understanding ʻĂdâyâh reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.

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Hebrew Text

Strong's Concordance

עֲדָיָה

Phoneticad-aw-yaw'

TransliterationʻĂdâyâh

Grammar Code

N:N-M-P

Noun

Strong's Definition

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

or עֲדָיָהוּ ʻĂdâyâhûw (ad-aw-yaw'-hoo); from עָדָה and יָהּ; Jah has adorned Adaiah. - § Adaiah = "Jehovah has adorned Himself" - Adajah, the name of eight Israelites 1) maternal grandfather of king Josiah of Judah and native of Boscath in the lowlands of Judah 2) a Gershonite Levite and ancestor of Asaph 3) a Benjamite, son of Shimhi 4) a priest, son of Jehoram 5) ancestor of Maaseiah, one of the captains who supported Jehoiada 6) a descendant of Bani who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra 7) a descendant of another Bani who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra 8) a descendant of Pharez of the tribe of Judah

Scripture References

Occurrences in the Bible

9 total references

Reference	Text
2 Kings 22:1	“Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned thirty and one years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Jedidah, the daughter of Adaiah of Boscath.”
1 Chronicles 8:21	“And Adaiah, and Beraiah, and Shimrath, the sons of Shimhi;”
2 Chronicles 23:1	“And in the seventh year Jehoiada strengthened himself, and took the captains of hundreds, Azariah the son of Jeroham, and Ishmael the son of Jehohanan, and Azariah the son of Obed, and Maaseiah the son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat the son of Zichri, into covenant with him.”
Ezra 10:39	“And Shelemiah, and Nathan, and Adaiah,”
Nehemiah 11:12	“And their brethren that did the work of the house were eight hundred twenty and two: and Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of Pelaliah, the son of Amzi, the son of Zechariah, the son of Pashur, the son of Malchiah,”

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Total Occurrences

Most Frequent Book

1 Chronicles

Book Distribution

2 Kings1

1 Chronicles3

2 Chronicles1

Ezra2

Nehemiah2

Devotional Reflection

How does the original Hebrew meaning of 'עֲדָיָה' deepen your understanding of 2 Kings 22:1?

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