Jedidah

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Smith's Bible Dictionary by William Smith (1863)

Jed’idah. (one beloved). Queen of Amon, and mother of the good king, Josiah. 2Ki 22:1. (B.C. 648).

New and Concise Bible Dictionary by George Morrish (1899) ↑

[Jedi’dah]

Daughter of Adaiah, and mother of Josiah king of Judah. 2Ki 22:1.

Jewish Encyclopedia by Isidore Singer (ed.) (1906) ↑

By: Emil G. Hirsch, Ira Maurice Price

Mother of Josiah, King of Judah; daughter of Adaiah. of Boscath, and wife of Amon (II Kings xxi. 26, xxii. 1). The name means "beloved."

Dictionary of the Bible by James Hastings (1909) ↑

JEDIDAH.—Mother of Josiah (2Ki 22:1).

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia by James Orr (ed.) (1915) ↑

jē̇-dı̄´da (ידידה, y^edhı̄dhāh, “beloved”): Mother of King Josiah of Judah, daughter of Adaiah of Bozkath (2Ki 22:1).