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Strong H3111H3111Hיוֹיָדָע

Joiada

One of the 2 senses of Strong H3111

Transliteration
yôyâdâ‛
Pronunciation
yo-yaw-daw'
Morphology
Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Neh.12.10;
son of: Eliashib (H475N);
father of: Johanan (H3110L) and son_of_Joiada (H3111I); also called Jehoiada at Neh.13.28;

Meaning of the name

Joiada or Jehoiada = "Jehovah knows"

General definition

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

In the biblical story

Joiada

A high priest, son of Eliashib

Joiada served as a high priest during the Persian period, succeeding his father Eliashib (Neh.12.10,11,22; 13.28).

In the Bible

Strong H3111H appears in 4 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • joiada4

First verses

  1. Nehemiah 12:10
    And Jeshua begat Joiakim, Joiakim also begat Eliashib, and Eliashib begat Joiada,
  2. Nehemiah 12:11
    And Joiada begat Jonathan, and Jonathan begat Jaddua.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
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