Lexical Definition

‎עִדּוֹ‎ ʻIddôw (id-do') Iddo ^N:N-M-P
or עִדּוֹא ʻIddôwʼ (id-do'); or עִדִּיא ʻIddîyʼ (id-dee'); from ‎עָדָה‎; timely

Iddo. Compare ‎יִדּוֹ‎, ‎יֶעְדִּי‎.

• § Iddo = "His witness"
• Iddo (or Iddi), the name of five Israelites

1) father of Abinadab, an officer of Solomon
2) grandfather of the prophet Zechariah
3) a Gershonite Levite, son of Joah
4) a priest in the time of Nehemiah
5) a seer in the time of king Jeroboam of the northern kingdom of Israel
6) son of Zechariah, ruler of the tribe of Manasseh in the time of David
7) a chief of the temple slaves who assembled at Casiphia at the time of the 2nd caravan from Babylon

Extended Information

• A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.5.1
• father of: Berechiah (בֶּרֶכְיָה)

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Also see: יֶעְדִּי

‎עִדּוֺ‎, ‎עִדֹּא‎, ‎עִדּוֺא‎ proper name, masculine Iddo; —

1. father of an officer of Solomon ‎עִדֹּא‎ 1Kgs 4:14 ᵐ5 Αχελ, A Σαδωκ, ᵐ5^L Αχιαβ

2. grandfather of prophet Zechariah ‎עִדּוֺ‎ Zech 1:1, ‎עִדּוֺא‎ vZech 1:7 ᵐ5 Αδδω.

3. a Levite ‎עִדּוֺ‎ 1Chr 6:6* ᵐ5 Αδει, ᵐ5^L Αδδω.

4. a priestly name ‎עִדּוֺא‎ van d. H. Ginsb (Baer ‎עִדּוֺ‎) Neh 12:4 ᵐ5 ‎א‎ etc. Αδαιας; also ‎עדיא‎ vNeh 12:16 Kt (‎עֲדָיָא‎?), Qr ‎עִדּוֺא‎; ᵐ5 ‎א‎ τῷ Αδδαι, ᵐ5^L τῳ Αδαια.

5. a seer ‎עִדּוֺ הַחֹזֶה‎ 2Chr 12:15 = ‎הַנָּכִיא עִדּוֺ‎ 2Chr 13:22, ᵐ5 Αδ(δ)ω; = ‎יֶעְדּוֺ‎ 2Chr 9:29, Ιωηλ(δ).

‎עֹדֵד‎ see ‎עוד‎.

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Male • Returned priest • Zechariah's grandfather, a priest and prophet in post-exilic Judah

Man living at the time of Exile and Return

Iddo, the grandfather of the prophet Zechariah, was a priest and prophet in post-exilic Judah.

• A priest living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.5.1;
• only referred to as Iddo עִדּוֹ;
• father of Berechiah בֶּרֶכְיָה.

Iddo was the grandfather of the prophet Zechariah, who prophesied in Judah after the Babylonian exile (Zechariah 1:1,7). Iddo is described as a priest and prophet who, along with Haggai, encouraged the people to resume the rebuilding of the temple in Jerusalem (Ezra 5:1; 6:14). His prophetic ministry played a significant role in motivating the Jewish community to complete the temple reconstruction during the reign of the Persian king Darius.

All entries for Iddo: עִדּוֹ

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