Pedaiah — the meaning of the Hebrew name פְּדָיָה

פְּדָיָה

Pᵉdâyâh · pronounced ped-aw-yaw' · Strong's H6305 · a man

Pedaiah means Jah has ransomed.

Built from

פָּדָה pâdâh (from, H6299) — to sever, i.e. ransom open in the lexicon ›

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

Strong's definition

or פְּדָיָהוּ; from H6299 and H3050; Jah has ransomed; Pedajah, the name of six Israelites.

First appearance

2Kgs 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. (KJV)

Every verse that names Pedaiah

8 occurrences in 8 verses — 2 Kings, 1 Chronicles, Nehemiah

2Kgs 23:361Chr 3:181Chr 3:191Chr 27:20Neh 3:25Neh 8:4Neh 11:7Neh 13:13

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