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)

Meaning of the name

Adaiah = "Jehovah has adorned Himself"

General definition

From H5710 and H3050; Jah has adorned;
{Adajah} the name of eight Israelites: - Adaiah.

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

  1. 2 Kings 22:1
    Josiah 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.
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