Lexical Definition

‎גְּדַּלְיָה‎ Gᵉdalyâh (ghed-al-yaw') Gedaliah ^N:N-M-P
or (prolonged) גְּדַלְיָהוּ Gᵉdalyâhûw (ghed-al-yaw'-hoo); from ‎גָּדַל‎ and ‎יָהּ‎; Jah has become great

Gedaliah.

• § Gedaliah = "Jehovah is great"
• Gedaljah, the name of five Israelites

1) a son of Jeduthun in the time of David
2) son of Ahikam, the governor of Judea appointed by Nebuchadnezzar
3) son of Pashur, one of the chiefs of Jerusalem in the time of Jeremiah
4) son of Amariah and grandson of Hezekiah
5) a priest of the sons of Jeshua in the time of Ezra

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎גְּדַלְיָה‎ proper name, masculine (Yah is great) —

1. governor of Judea appointed by Nebuchadnezzar Jer 40:5; Jer 40:8; Jer 41:16.

2. son of Amariah, a son of Hezekiah Zeph 1:1.

3. priest of the sons of Jeshua Ezra 10:18.

‎גְּדַלְיָ֫הוּ‎ proper name, masculine (Yah(u) is great) —

1. governor of Judea = ‎גדליה‎2Kgs 25:22-25; Jer 39:14; Jer 40:6-16; Jer 41; Jer 43:6 (24 t.)

2. son of Pashur, one of the chiefs of Jerusalem in the time of Jeremiah Jer 38:1.

3. one of the sons of Jeduthun, in the time of David 1Chr 25:3; 1Chr 25:9.

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