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Igdaliah — the meaning of the Hebrew name יִגְדַּלְיָהוּ

יִגְדַּלְיָהוּ

Yigdalyâhûw · pronounced yig-dal-yaw'-hoo · Strong's H3012 · a man

Igdaliah means magnified of Jah.

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

from H1431 and H3050; magnified of Jah; Jigdaljah, an Israelite.

First appearance

Jer 35:4 And I brought them into the house of the Lord, into the chamber of the sons of Hanan, the son of Igdaliah, a man of God, which was by the chamber of the princes, which was above the chamber of Maaseiah the son of Shallum, the keeper of the door: (KJV)

Every verse that names Igdaliah

1 occurrence in 1 verse — Jeremiah

Jer 35:4

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