Jedidiah — the meaning of the Hebrew name יְדִידְיָה

יְדִידְיָה

Yᵉdîydᵉyâh · pronounced yed-ee-deh-yaw' · Strong's H3041 · a man

Jedidiah means beloved of Jah.

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יְדִיד yᵉdîyd (from, H3039) — loved open in the lexicon ›

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

from H3039 and H3050; beloved of Jah; Jedidejah, a name of Solomon.

2Sam 12:25 And he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet; and he called his name Jedidiah, because of the Lord. (KJV)

1 occurrence in 1 verse — 2 Samuel

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Definitions from Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (public domain); occurrences from the Westminster Leningrad Codex via Hebrew Explorer's interlinear.

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