Strong H1436H1436Jגְּדַלְיָ֫הוּ
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 Jer.38.1;
son of: Pashhur (H6583K)
son of: Pashhur (H6583K)
Meaning of the name
Gedaliah = "Jehovah is great"
General definition
In the biblical story
Gedaliah
Son of Pashhur; an official during Zedekiah's reign.
Gedaliah, the son of Pashhur, was one of the officials who heard Jeremiah's message and urged King Zedekiah to put him to death.
In the Bible
Strong H1436J appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- gedaliah1
First verses
- Jeremiah 38:1Then 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,