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Jehoiada — the meaning of the Hebrew name יְהוֹיָדָע

יְהוֹיָדָע

Yᵉhôwyâdâʻ · pronounced yeh-ho-yaw-daw' · Strong's H3077 · a man

Jehoiada means Jehovah-known.

Built from

יְהֹוָה Yᵉhôvâh (from, H3068) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal open in the lexicon ›

יָדַע yâdaʻ (and, H3045) — to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing) open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

from H3068 and H3045; Jehovah-known; Jehojada, the name of three Israelites.

First appearance

2Sam 8:18 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over both the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David’s sons were chief rulers. (KJV)

Every verse that names Jehoiada

48 occurrences in 48 verses — 2 Samuel, 1 Kings, 2 Kings, 1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles, Jeremiah

2Sam 8:182Sam 20:232Sam 23:202Sam 23:221Kgs 1:81Kgs 1:261Kgs 1:321Kgs 1:361Kgs 1:381Kgs 1:441Kgs 2:251Kgs 2:291Kgs 2:341Kgs 2:351Kgs 2:461Kgs 4:42Kgs 11:42Kgs 11:92Kgs 11:152Kgs 11:172Kgs 12:32Kgs 12:82Kgs 12:101Chr 11:221Chr 11:241Chr 12:281Chr 18:171Chr 27:51Chr 27:342Chr 22:112Chr 23:12Chr 23:82Chr 23:92Chr 23:112Chr 23:142Chr 23:162Chr 23:182Chr 24:22Chr 24:32Chr 24:62Chr 24:122Chr 24:142Chr 24:152Chr 24:172Chr 24:202Chr 24:222Chr 24:25Jer 29:26

Other people or places called Jehoiada

Jehoiada (H3111) — Jojada, the name of two Israelites

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