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.

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

Usage: 1 form in 1 verse
Form Translated As     In Verse(s)
וּגְדַלְיָ֙הוּ֙ and Gedaliah Jer.38.1

Extended Information

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.

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

Book Refs
1 Chronicles 25:3 · 25:9
Ezra 10:18
Jeremiah 38:1 · 39:14 · 40:5 · 40:8 · Chapter 41 · 41:16 · 43:6
Zephaniah 1:1

Profile

Male • Son of Pashhur • Son of Pashhur; an official during Zedekiah's reign.

Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Gedaliah, the son of Pashhur, was one of the officials who heard Jeremiah's message and urged King Zedekiah to put him to death.

Gedaliah, the son of Pashhur, is mentioned in Jeremiah 38:1 as one of the officials who heard the prophet Jeremiah's message during the reign of King Zedekiah of Judah. Jeremiah had been prophesying that the Babylonians would conquer Jerusalem and that those who surrendered to them would live, while those who remained in the city would die (Jeremiah 38:2-3). Gedaliah, along with other officials named Jucal, Shephatiah, and Pashhur, reported Jeremiah's words to King Zedekiah and urged the king to put Jeremiah to death, accusing him of discouraging the soldiers and the people (Jeremiah 38:4). Zedekiah handed Jeremiah over to the officials, who lowered him into a cistern, where he sank into the mud (Jeremiah 38:5-6). However, Ebed-Melech, an Ethiopian eunuch, rescued Jeremiah with the king's permission (Jeremiah 38:7-13). Gedaliah's opposition to Jeremiah reflects the political and religious tensions in Jerusalem during the Babylonian siege and the prophet's unpopular message of surrender.

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