Lexical Definition

‎פְּדָיָה‎ Pᵉdâyâh (ped-aw-yaw') Pedaiah ^N:N-M-P
or פְּדָיָהוּ Pᵉdâyâhûw (ped-awyaw'-hoo); from ‎פָּדָה‎ and ‎יָהּ‎; Jah has ransomed

Pedaiah.

• § Pedaiah = "Jehovah has ransomed"
• Pedajah, the name of six Israelites

1) father of Zebudah, the wife of king Josiah and the mother of king Jehoiakim both of Judah
2) father of Zerubbabel and brother of Shealtiel who is usually called the father of Zerubbabel probably because of a lack of an heir from Shealtiel who was in the direct line of succession

See Greek: ἑτοιμάζω

Extended Information

• A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.8.4

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎פְּדָיָהוּ‎, ‎פְּדָיָה‎ proper name, masculine (‎׳‎‎י‎ hath ransomed; in late Assyrian Padâma, Hilpr^{Univ. Pa, Exp. ix. 27, 68}); — ‎פְּדָיָה‎:

1. father-in-law of Josiah 2Kgs 23:36, but ᵐ5 Εδειλ (ᵐ5^L Ιερεμιας, from v2Kgs 23:31).

2. father of Zerubbabel 1Chr 3:18; 1Chr 3:19.

3. a. Neh 3:25.
b. Neh 8:4.

4. Benjamite Neh 11:7.

5. Levite Neh 13:13.

6. ‎פְּדָיָהוּ‎, Manassite 1Chr 27:20 — ᵐ5 (except 1) Φα(λ)δαιας, etc.

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Profile

Male • Returned leader • Levite who assisted Ezra in reading the Law

Man living at the time of Exile and Return

Pedaiah, a Levite who stood with Ezra when he read the Law to the people.

• A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.8.4;
• only referred to as Pedaiah פְּדָיָה.

Pedaiah was a Levite who assisted Ezra when he read the Law to the people in Jerusalem, according to Nehemiah 8:4. After the completion of the wall, the people gathered in the square before the Water Gate to hear Ezra read from the Book of the Law. Ezra stood on a high wooden platform along with several others, including Pedaiah. The presence of Levites like Pedaiah suggests that they had a role in teaching and interpreting the Law to the people.

All entries for Pedaiah: פְּדָיָה