Lexical Definition

‎יְדַעְיָה‎ Yᵉdaʻyâh (yed-ah-yaw') Jedaiah ^N:N-M-P
from ‎יָדַע‎ and ‎יָהּ‎; Jah has known

Jedaiah.

• § Jedaiah = "Jehovah has known"
• Jedajah, the name of two Israelites

1) a priest in Jerusalem
2) a man who returned with Zerubbabel
3) a ruler of the priests in the days of Jeshua
4) a post exilic priest
5) one honoured by Jehovah, perhaps one of the above

Extended Information

• A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at 1Ch.9.10
• son of: Joiarib (יוֹיָרִיב)

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎יְדַעְיָה‎ proper name, masculine (Sabean proper name ‎ידעאל‎ DHM^{ZMG 1875, 605}) priestly name; —

1. 1Chr 9:10 ᵐ5 Ιωαδε, 1Chr 24:7 ᵐ5 (Ανε)ιδεια.

2. Ezra 2:36; Neh 7:39 ᵐ5 Ιεουδα, (Ι)εδδουα, Ιωαδε.

3. Neh 11:10; Neh 12:6; Neh 12:19 ᵐ5 Δαδεια, Ιαδιασς, Ιδειας, etc.

4. Neh 12:7; Neh 12:21 ᵐ5^L Ωδουιας.

5. Zech 6:10; Zech 6:14 ᵐ5 ((παρὰ) τῶν ἐπεγνωκότων αὐτήν.

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

Profile

Male • Returned priest • Priest who settled in Jerusalem after the exile

Levite living at the time of Exile and Return

Jedaiah was a priest who settled in Jerusalem after the Babylonian exile and served in the temple.

• A priest from the tribe of Levi living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at 1Ch.9.10;
• only referred to as Jedaiah יְדַעְיָה;
• a son of Joiarib יוֹיָרִיב.

Jedaiah is mentioned in 1 Chronicles 9:10, Nehemiah 11:10, and Nehemiah 12:6,19 as a priest who returned to Jerusalem after the Babylonian exile. In 1 Chronicles 9 and Nehemiah 11, he is listed among the priests who settled in Jerusalem, indicating his role in reestablishing the temple worship and the spiritual life of the community. Nehemiah 12:6 identifies him as one of the priests who returned with Zerubbabel, the first group of exiles to return to Jerusalem. In Nehemiah 12:19, Jedaiah is mentioned as the head of a priestly family during the time of Joiakim, the high priest. These references suggest that Jedaiah and his descendants played a significant role in the priestly duties and the restoration of temple worship in the post-exilic period.

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Related Profiles:

• Joiarib (father)