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Adaiah
Biblical Persons & Places
Adaiah
Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy
A man from the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.8.21;
only referred to as Adaiah (עֲדָיָ֫הוּ);
son of Shimei;
a brother of Jakim, Zichri, Zabdi, Elienai, Zillethai, Eliel, Beraiah and Shimrath.
Adaiah
Priest living at the time of Exile and Return
A priest from the tribe of Levi living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at 1Ch.9.12;
only referred to as Adaiah (עֲדָיָ֫הוּ);
a son of Jeroham.
Adaiah
Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 2Ch.23.1;
only referred to as Adaiah (עֲדָיָ֫הוּ);
father of Maaseiah.
Adaiah
Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 2Ki.22.1;
only referred to as Adaiah (עֲדָיָ֫הוּ);
father of Jedidah.
Adaiah
Man living at the time of Exile and Return
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Ezr.10.29;
only referred to as Adaiah (עֲדָיָ֫הוּ).
Adaiah
Man living at the time of Exile and Return
A priest living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Ezr.10.39;
only referred to as Adaiah (עֲדָיָ֫הוּ).
Adaiah
Man living at the time of Exile and Return
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.11.5;
only referred to as Adaiah (עֲדָיָ֫הוּ);
a son of Joiarib;
father of Hazaiah.
Strong's Definition
Adajah, the name of eight Israelites
Derivation: or עֲדָיָהוּ; from H5710 (עָדָה) and H3050 (יָהּ); Jah has adorned;
KJV Usage: Adaiah.
Outline of Biblical Usage
Adaiah = "Jehovah has adorned Himself"
1) maternal grandfather of king Josiah of Judah and native of Boscath in the lowlands of Judah
2) a Gershonite Levite and ancestor of Asaph
3) a Benjamite, son of Shimhi
4) a priest, son of Jehoram
5) ancestor of Maaseiah, one of the captains who supported Jehoiada
6) a descendant of Bani who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra
7) a descendant of another Bani who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra
8) a descendant of Pharez of the tribe of Judah
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 2Ki.22.1;
father of: Jedidah (H3040)
§ Adaiah = "Jehovah has adorned Himself"
1) maternal grandfather of king Josiah of Judah and native of Boscath in the lowlands of Judah
2) a Gershonite Levite and ancestor of Asaph
3) a Benjamite, son of Shimhi
4) a priest, son of Jehoram
5) ancestor of Maaseiah, one of the captains who supported Jehoiada
6) a descendant of Bani who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra
7) a descendant of another Bani who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra
8) a descendant of Pharez of the tribe of Judah
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
עֲדָיָהוּ / עֲדָיָה
‛ădâyâh / ‛ădâyâhû
BDB Definition:
Adaiah = Jehovah has adorned Himself
1) maternal grandfather of king Josiah of Judah and native of Boscath in the lowlands of Judah
2) a Gershonite Levite and ancestor of Asaph
3) a Benjamite, son of Shimhi
4) a priest, son of Jehoram
5) ancestor of Maaseiah, one of the captains who supported Jehoiada
6) a descendant of Bani who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra
7) a descendant of another Bani who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra
8) a descendant of Pharez of the tribe of Judah
Part of Speech: noun proper masculine
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: from H5710 and H3050
Total KJV Occurrences: 9