Strong H1436H1436Iגְּדַלְיָ֫הוּ

Gedaliah

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

Definition

A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.25.3;
son of: Jeduthun (H3038);
brother of: Obed-edom (H5654), Mattithiah (H4993H), Zeri (H6874), Jeshaiah (H3470H), Hashabiah (H2811I)

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

Son of Jeduthun; a temple musician during David's reign.

Gedaliah, a son of Jeduthun, was one of the temple musicians appointed by King David to prophesy with lyres, harps, and cymbals.

In the Bible

Strong H1436I appears in 2 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

gedaliah2

First verses

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.
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:

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