Strong H5718H5718Gעֲדָיָ֫הוּ
Adaiah
One of the 9 senses of Strong H5718
- Transliteration
- ‛ădâyâh ‛ădâyâhû
- Pronunciation
- {ad-aw-yaw'} ad-aw-yaw'-hoo
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person
Definition
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 2Ki.22.1;
father of: Jedidah (H3040)
father of: Jedidah (H3040)
Meaning of the name
Adaiah = "Jehovah has adorned Himself"
General definition
In the biblical story
Adaiah
Father of Jedidah who was mother of King Josiah of Judah
Adaiah of Bozkath's daughter Jedidah was the mother of King Josiah, who reigned over Judah and initiated significant religious reforms.
In the Bible
Strong H5718G appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- adaiah1
First verses
- 2 Kings 22:1Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned thirty and one years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Jedidah, the daughter of Adaiah of Boscath.