Strong H31112 sensesיוֹיָדָע

Joiada

Transliteration
yôyâdâ‛
Pronunciation
yo-yaw-daw'

Meaning of the name

Joiada or Jehoiada = "Jehovah knows"

The 2 senses of Strong H3111

The lexicon tells 2 senses apart under this number. In the Bible, each word leads to the one it has in its verse. Strong H3111 appears in 5 verses of the KJV, all senses together.

  1. A high priest, son of EliashibH3111H4 verses · Nehemiah
  2. Son of Paseah, who repaired the Old GateH3111G1 verse · Nehemiah

General definition

A form of H3077; {Jojada} the name of two Israelites: - {Jehoiada} Joiada.

In the Bible

Translated in the KJV by

  • joiada4
  • jehoiada1

First verses

  1. Nehemiah 3:6
    Moreover the old gate repaired Jehoiada the son of Paseah, and Meshullam the son of Besodeiah; they laid the beams thereof, and set up the doors thereof, and the locks thereof, and the bars thereof.
  2. Nehemiah 12:10
    And Jeshua begat Joiakim, Joiakim also begat Eliashib, and Eliashib begat Joiada,
  3. Nehemiah 12:11
    And Joiada begat Jonathan, and Jonathan begat Jaddua.
  4. Nehemiah 12:22
    The Levites in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, and Johanan, and Jaddua, were recorded chief of the fathers: also the priests, to the reign of Darius the Persian.
  5. Nehemiah 13:28
    And one of the sons of Joiada, the son of Eliashib the high priest, was son in law to Sanballat the Horonite: therefore I chased him from me.