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Strong H14366 sensesגְּדַלְיָה

Gedaliah

Transliteration
gedalyâh gedalyâhû
Pronunciation
{ghed-al-yaw'} ghed-al-yaw'-hoo

Meaning of the name

Gedaliah = "Jehovah is great"

The 6 senses of Strong H1436

The lexicon tells 6 senses apart under this number. In the Bible, each word leads to the one it has in its verse. Strong H1436 appears in 31 verses of the KJV, all senses together.

  1. Appointed governor of Judah by Babylonians; assassinated by Ishmael.גְּדַלְיָ֫הוּH1436B22 verses · 2 Kings, Jeremiah
  2. Appointed governor of Judah by Babylonians; assassinated by Ishmael.H1436G4 verses · Jeremiah
  3. Son of Jeduthun; a temple musician during David's reign.גְּדַלְיָ֫הוּH1436I2 verses · 1 Chronicles
  4. Priest who married a foreign woman during the Exile.H1436A1 verse · Ezra
  5. Grandfather of the prophet Zephaniah.H1436H1 verse · Zephaniah
  6. Son of Pashhur; an official during Zedekiah's reign.גְּדַלְיָ֫הוּH1436J1 verse · Jeremiah

General definition

From H1431 and H3050; Jah has become great;
{Gedaljah} the name of five Israelites: - Gedaliah.

In the Bible

Translated in the KJV by

  • gedaliah30
  • make1

First verses

  1. 2 Kings 25:22
    And as for the people that remained in the land of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had left, even over them he made Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, ruler.
  2. 2 Kings 25:23
    And when all the captains of the armies, they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah governor, there came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, even Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan the son of Careah, and Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite, and Jaazaniah the son of a Maachathite, they and their men.
  3. 2 Kings 25:24
    And Gedaliah sware to them, and to their men, and said unto them, Fear not to be the servants of the Chaldees: dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon; and it shall be well with you.
  4. 2 Kings 25:25
    But it came to pass in the seventh month, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, of the seed royal, came, and ten men with him, and smote Gedaliah, that he died, and the Jews and the Chaldees that were with him at Mizpah.
  5. 1 Chronicles 25:3
    Of Jeduthun: the sons of Jeduthun; Gedaliah, and Zeri, and Jeshaiah, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six, under the hands of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with a harp, to give thanks and to praise the Lord.
  6. 1 Chronicles 25:9
    Now the first lot came forth for Asaph to Joseph: the second to Gedaliah, who with his brethren and sons were twelve:
  7. Ezra 10:18
    And among the sons of the priests there were found that had taken strange wives: namely, of the sons of Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and his brethren; Maaseiah, and Eliezer, and Jarib, and Gedaliah.
  8. Jeremiah 38:1
    Then Shephatiah the son of Mattan, and Gedaliah the son of Pashur, and Jucal the son of Shelemiah, and Pashur the son of Malchiah, heard the words that Jeremiah had spoken unto all the people, saying,
  9. Jeremiah 39:14
    Even they sent, and took Jeremiah out of the court of the prison, and committed him unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan, that he should carry him home: so he dwelt among the people.
  10. Jeremiah 40:5
    Now while he was not yet gone back, he said, Go back also to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon hath made governor over the cities of Judah, and dwell with him among the people: or go wheresoever it seemeth convenient unto thee to go. So the captain of the guard gave him victuals and a reward, and let him go.
  11. Jeremiah 40:6
    Then went Jeremiah unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam to Mizpah; and dwelt with him among the people that were left in the land.
  12. Jeremiah 40:7
    Now when all the captains of the forces which were in the fields, even they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah the son of Ahikam governor in the land, and had committed unto him men, and women, and children, and of the poor of the land, of them that were not carried away captive to Babylon;
  13. Jeremiah 40:8
    Then they came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, even Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan and Jonathan the sons of Kareah, and Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth, and the sons of Ephai the Netophathite, and Jezaniah the son of a Maachathite, they and their men.
  14. Jeremiah 40:9
    And Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan sware unto them and to their men, saying, Fear not to serve the Chaldeans: dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon, and it shall be well with you.
  15. Jeremiah 40:11
    Likewise when all the Jews that were in Moab, and among the Ammonites, and in Edom, and that were in all the countries, heard that the king of Babylon had left a remnant of Judah, and that he had set over them Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan;
  16. Jeremiah 40:12
    Even all the Jews returned out of all places whither they were driven, and came to the land of Judah, to Gedaliah, unto Mizpah, and gathered wine and summer fruits very much.
  17. Jeremiah 40:13
    Moreover Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces that were in the fields, came to Gedaliah to Mizpah,
  18. Jeremiah 40:14
    And said unto him, Dost thou certainly know that Baalis the king of the Ammonites hath sent Ishmael the son of Nethaniah to slay thee? But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam believed them not.
  19. Jeremiah 40:15
    Then Johanan the son of Kareah spake to Gedaliah in Mizpah secretly, saying, Let me go, I pray thee, and I will slay Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and no man shall know it: wherefore should he slay thee, that all the Jews which are gathered unto thee should be scattered, and the remnant in Judah perish?
  20. Jeremiah 40:16
    But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam said unto Johanan the son of Kareah, Thou shalt not do this thing: for thou speakest falsely of Ishmael.