Strong H1436H1436Hגְּדַלְיָה

Gedaliah

One of the 6 senses of Strong H1436

Transliteration
gedalyâh gedalyâhû
Pronunciation
{ghed-al-yaw'} ghed-al-yaw'-hoo
Morphology
Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at Zep.1.1;
son of: Amariah (H568O);
father of: Cushi (H3569H)

Meaning of the name

Gedaliah = "Jehovah is great"

General definition

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

In the biblical story

Gedaliah

Grandfather of the prophet Zephaniah.

Gedaliah was the grandfather of the prophet Zephaniah, who prophesied during the reign of King Josiah of Judah.

In the Bible

Strong H1436H appears in 1 verse of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • gedaliah1

First verses

  1. Zephaniah 1:1
    The word of the Lord which came unto Zephaniah the son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hizkiah, in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah.
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