Lexicon / H3041
יְדִידְיָה
ye.did.yah
  • Jedidiah
  • beloved of Yah

STEPBible TBESH

Glosses: Jedidiah

A king of the tribe of Judah living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.5.14;

son of: David (H1732) and Bathsheba (H1339);

brother of: Shammua (H8051H), Shobab (H7727) and Nathan (H5416);

half-brother of: Amnon (H0550), Chileab (H3609), Absalom (H0053), Adonijah (H0138), Shephatiah (H8203), Ithream (H3507), Ibhar (H2984), Elishua (H0474), Nepheg (H5298H), Japhia (H3309I), Elishama (H0476H), Eliada (H0450), Eliphelet (H0467), Tamar (H8559H), Elpelet (H0467I), Nogah (H5052) and Jerimoth (H3406N); married to daughter_of_Pharaoh (H6547P) and Naamah (H5279A);

father of: Taphath (H2955), Basemath (H1315) and Rehoboam (H7346); also called Jedidiah at 2Sa.12.25;

Another name of she.lo.moh (שְׁלֹמֹה "Solomon" H8010)

§ Jedidiah = "beloved of Jehovah"

the name given to Solomon through Nathan the prophet

BDB (Brown-Driver-Briggs)

Glosses: beloved of Yah

יְדִידְיָה n.pr.m beloved of Yah 2 S 12:25 . ()—name given to Solomon by Nathan;