Strong H5718H5718Iעֲדָיָ֫הוּ

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 of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at 1Ch.9.12;
son of: Jeroham (H3395J)

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

Priest, descendant of Malchijah, during the post-exilic period

Adaiah, a priest and descendant of Malchijah, served in the house of God during the post-exilic period in Jerusalem.

In the Bible

Strong H5718I appears in 2 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • adaiah2

First verses

  1. 1 Chronicles 9:12
    And Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of Pashur, the son of Malchijah, and Maasiai the son of Adiel, the son of Jahzerah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Meshillemith, the son of Immer;
  2. Nehemiah 11:12
    And their brethren that did the work of the house were eight hundred twenty and two: and Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of Pelaliah, the son of Amzi, the son of Zechariah, the son of Pashur, the son of Malchiah,
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