Strong H3041יְדִידְיָה

Jedidiah

Transliteration
yedîydeyâh
Pronunciation
yed-ee-deh-yaw'
Morphology
Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

From H3089 and H3050; beloved of Jah;
{Jedidejah} a name of Solomon: - Jedidiah.

Meaning of the name

Jedidiah = "beloved of Jehovah"

Detailed definition

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 (H550), Chileab (H3609), Absalom (H53), Adonijah (H138), Shephatiah (H8203), Ithream (H3507), Ibhar (H2984), Elishua (H474), Nepheg (H5298H), Japhia (H3309I), Elishama (H476H), Eliada (H450), Eliphelet (H467), Tamar (H8559H), Elpelet (H467I), 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)

In the biblical story

Solomon

Son of David, king of Israel, known for his wisdom.

Solomon, also called Jedidiah, was the son of David and Bathsheba who succeeded his father as king of Israel and was renowned for his wisdom, wealth, and the construction of the First Temple in Jerusalem.

In the Bible

Strong H3041 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • jedidiah1

First verses

  1. 2 Samuel 12:25
    And he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet; and he called his name Jedidiah, because of the Lord.
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