Lexicon / H1436a
גְּדַלְיָה
ge.dal.yah
  • Gedaliah
  • Yah is great

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Glosses: Gedaliah

A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Ezr.10.18

§ Gedaliah = "Jehovah is great"

1) son of Ahikam, the governor of Judea appointed by Nebuchadnezzar

2) son of Amariah and grandson of Hezekiah

3) a priest of the sons of Jeshua in the time of Ezra

A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.25.22;

son of: Ahikam (H0296)

Another spelling of ge.dal.yah (גְּדַלְיָ֫הוּ "Gedaliah" H1436B)

§ Gedaliah = "Jehovah is great"

1) a son of Jeduthun in the time of David

2) governor of Judea

3) son of Pashur, one of the chiefs of Jerusalem in the time of Jeremiah

A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at Zep.1.1;

son of: Amariah (H0568O);

father of: Cushi (H3569H)

§ Gedaliah = "Jehovah is great"

1) a son of Jeduthun in the time of David

2) governor of Judea

3) son of Pashur, one of the chiefs of Jerusalem in the time of Jeremiah

BDB (Brown-Driver-Briggs)

Glosses: Yah is great

גְּדַלְיָה n.pr.m Yah is great governor of Judea appointed by Nebuchadnezzar son of Amariah, a son of Hezekiah priest of the sons of Jeshua . ()