The meaning of “פְּדָיָה”
Understanding Pᵉdâyâh reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
or פְּדָיָהוּ Pᵉdâyâhûw (ped-awyaw'-hoo); from פָּדָה and יָהּ; Jah has ransomed Pedaiah. - § Pedaiah = "Jehovah has ran...
פְּדָיָה
or פְּדָיָהוּ Pᵉdâyâhûw (ped-awyaw'-hoo); from פָּדָה and יָהּ; Jah has ransomed Pedaiah. - § Pedaiah = "Jehovah has ransomed" - Pedajah, the name of six Israelites 1) father of Zebudah, the wife of king Josiah and the mother of king Jehoiakim both of Judah 2) father of Zerubbabel and brother of Shealtiel who is usually called the father of Zerubbabel probably because of a lack of an heir from Shealtiel who was in the direct line of succession
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Kings 23:36 | “Jehoiakim was twenty and five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Zebudah, the daughter of Pedaiah of Rumah.” Word: פְּדָיָה (Pᵉdâyâh) | |
| 1 Chronicles 3:19 | “And the sons of Pedaiah were, Zerubbabel, and Shimei: and the sons of Zerubbabel; Meshullam, and Hananiah, and Shelomith their sister:” Word: פְּדָיָה (Pᵉdâyâh) | |
| Nehemiah 11:7 | “And these are the sons of Benjamin; Sallu the son of Meshullam, the son of Joed, the son of Pedaiah, the son of Kolaiah, the son of Maaseiah, the son of Ithiel, the son of Jesaiah.” Word: פְּדָיָה (Pᵉdâyâh) |
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