Gedaliah
גְּדַלְיָהStrong’s H1436gedalyah (ge-dal-yah)
Appears in 31 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Gedalyah is the Hebrew word usually translated “gedaliah”. It appears in 31 verses of the Old Testament.
“And as for the people that remained in the land of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had left, even over them he made Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, ruler.”
Meaning
- Son of Ahikam, the governor of Judea appointed by Nebuchadnezzar
- Son of Amariah and grandson of Hezekiah
- A priest of the sons of Jeshua in the time of Ezra
- A son of Jeduthun in the time of David
- Governor of Judea
- Son of Pashur, one of the chiefs of Jerusalem in the time of Jeremiah
- A son of Jeduthun in the time of David
- Governor of Judea
- Son of Pashur, one of the chiefs of Jerusalem in the time of Jeremiah
- A son of Jeduthun in the time of David
- Governor of Judea
- Son of Pashur, one of the chiefs of Jerusalem in the time of Jeremiah
- A son of Jeduthun in the time of David
- Governor of Judea
- Son of Pashur, one of the chiefs of Jerusalem in the time of Jeremiah
How it's translated
- gedaliah 30
- and gedaliah 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Jeremiah 23
- 2 Kings 4
- 1 Chronicles 2
- Ezra 1
- Zephaniah 1
5 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- 2 Kings 25:23And when all the captains of the armies, they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah governor, there came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, even Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan the son of Careah, and Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite, and Jaazaniah the son of a Maachathite, they and their men.
- 2 Kings 25:24And Gedaliah sware to them, and to their men, and said unto them, Fear not to be the servants of the Chaldees: dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon; and it shall be well with you.
- 2 Kings 25:25But it came to pass in the seventh month, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, of the seed royal, came, and ten men with him, and smote Gedaliah, that he died, and the Jews and the Chaldees that were with him at Mizpah.
- 1 Chronicles 25:3Of Jeduthun: the sons of Jeduthun; Gedaliah, and Zeri, and Jeshaiah, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six, under the hands of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with a harp, to give thanks and to praise the LORD.
- 1 Chronicles 25:9Now the first lot came forth for Asaph to Joseph: the second to Gedaliah, who with his brethren and sons were twelve:
- Ezra 10:18And among the sons of the priests there were found that had taken strange wives: namely, of the sons of Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and his brethren; Maaseiah, and Eliezer, and Jarib, and Gedaliah.
Hebrew dictionary
גְּדַלְיָה gedalyah · Gedaliah
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Ezr.10.18 § Gedaliah = "Jehovah is great" 1) son of Ahikam, the governor of Judea appointed by Nebuchadnezzar 2) son of Amariah and grandson of Hezekiah 3) a priest of the sons of Jeshua in the time of Ezra
גְּדַלְיָ֫הוּ gedalyah · Gedaliah
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.25.22; son of: Ahikam (H0296) Also named: ge.dal.yah (גְּדַלְיָה "Gedaliah" H1436) § Gedaliah = "Jehovah is great" 1) a son of Jeduthun in the time of David 2) governor of Judea 3) son of Pashur, one of the chiefs of Jerusalem in the time of Jeremiah
גְּדַלְיָה gedalyah · Gedaliah
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at Zep.1.1; son of: Amariah (H0568O); father of: Cushi (H3569H) § Gedaliah = "Jehovah is great" 1) a son of Jeduthun in the time of David 2) governor of Judea 3) son of Pashur, one of the chiefs of Jerusalem in the time of Jeremiah
גְּדַלְיָ֫הוּ gedalyah · Gedaliah
A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.25.3; son of: Jeduthun (H3038); brother of: Obed-edom (H5654), Mattithiah (H4993H), Zeri (H6874), Jeshaiah (H3470H), Hashabiah (H2811I) § Gedaliah = "Jehovah is great" 1) a son of Jeduthun in the time of David 2) governor of Judea 3) son of Pashur, one of the chiefs of Jerusalem in the time of Jeremiah
גְּדַלְיָ֫הוּ gedalyah · Gedaliah
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at Jer.38.1; son of: Pashhur (H6583K) § Gedaliah = "Jehovah is great" 1) a son of Jeduthun in the time of David 2) governor of Judea 3) son of Pashur, one of the chiefs of Jerusalem in the time of Jeremiah
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.