Gedaliah — the meaning of the Hebrew name גְּדַּלְיָה

גְּדַּלְיָה

Gᵉdalyâh · pronounced ghed-al-yaw' · Strong's H1436 · a man

Gedaliah means Jah has become great.

Built from

גָּדַל gâdal (from, H1431) — to be (causatively make) large (in various senses, as in body, mind, estate or honor, also in pride) open in the lexicon ›

יָהּ Yâhh (and, H3050) — Jah, the sacred name open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

or (prolonged) גְּדַלְיָהוּ; from H1431 and H3050; Jah has become great; Gedaljah, the name of five Israelites.

First appearance

2Kgs 25:22 And as for the people that remained in the land of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had left, even over them he made Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, ruler. (KJV)

Every verse that names Gedaliah

31 occurrences in 31 verses — 2 Kings, 1 Chronicles, Ezra, Jeremiah, Zephaniah

2Kgs 25:222Kgs 25:232Kgs 25:242Kgs 25:251Chr 25:31Chr 25:9Ezra 10:18Jer 38:1Jer 39:14Jer 40:5Jer 40:6Jer 40:7Jer 40:8Jer 40:9Jer 40:11Jer 40:12Jer 40:13Jer 40:14Jer 40:15Jer 40:16Jer 41:1Jer 41:2Jer 41:3Jer 41:4Jer 41:6Jer 41:9Jer 41:10Jer 41:16Jer 41:18Jer 43:6Zeph 1:1

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