Adaiah
עֲדָיָ֫הוּStrong’s H5718adayah (a-da-yah)
Appears in 9 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Adayah is the Hebrew word usually translated “adaiah”. It appears in 9 verses of the Old Testament.
“Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned thirty and one years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Jedidah, the daughter of Adaiah of Boscath.”
Meaning
- Maternal grandfather of king Josiah of Judah and native of Boscath in the lowlands of Judah
- A Gershonite Levite and ancestor of Asaph
- A Benjamite, son of Shimhi
- A priest, son of Jehoram
- Ancestor of Maaseiah, one of the captains who supported Jehoiada
- A descendant of Bani who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra
- A descendant of another Bani who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra
- A descendant of Pharez of the tribe of Judah
- Maternal grandfather of king Josiah of Judah and native of Boscath in the lowlands of Judah
- A Gershonite Levite and ancestor of Asaph
- A Benjamite, son of Shimhi
- A priest, son of Jehoram
- Ancestor of Maaseiah, one of the captains who supported Jehoiada
- Maternal grandfather of king Josiah of Judah and native of Boscath in the lowlands of Judah
- A Gershonite Levite and ancestor of Asaph
- A Benjamite, son of Shimhi
- A priest, son of Jehoram
- Ancestor of Maaseiah, one of the captains who supported Jehoiada
- A descendant of Bani who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra
- A descendant of another Bani who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra
- Maternal grandfather of king Josiah of Judah and native of Boscath in the lowlands of Judah
- A Gershonite Levite and ancestor of Asaph
- A Benjamite, son of Shimhi
- A priest, son of Jehoram
- Ancestor of Maaseiah, one of the captains who supported Jehoiada
- A descendant of Bani who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra
- A descendant of another Bani who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra
- A descendant of Pharez of the tribe of Judah
- Maternal grandfather of king Josiah of Judah and native of Boscath in the lowlands of Judah
- A Gershonite Levite and ancestor of Asaph
- A Benjamite, son of Shimhi
- A priest, son of Jehoram
- Ancestor of Maaseiah, one of the captains who supported Jehoiada
- A descendant of Bani who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra
- A descendant of another Bani who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra
- A descendant of Pharez of the tribe of Judah
- Maternal grandfather of king Josiah of Judah and native of Boscath in the lowlands of Judah
- A Gershonite Levite and ancestor of Asaph
- A Benjamite, son of Shimhi
- A priest, son of Jehoram
- Ancestor of Maaseiah, one of the captains who supported Jehoiada
- A descendant of Bani who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra
- A descendant of another Bani who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra
- A descendant of Pharez of the tribe of Judah
- Maternal grandfather of king Josiah of Judah and native of Boscath in the lowlands of Judah
- A Gershonite Levite and ancestor of Asaph
- A Benjamite, son of Shimhi
- A priest, son of Jehoram
- Ancestor of Maaseiah, one of the captains who supported Jehoiada
- A descendant of Bani who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra
- A descendant of another Bani who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra
How it's translated
- and adaiah 5
- adaiah 4
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Chronicles 3
- Ezra 2
- Nehemiah 2
- 2 Kings 1
- 2 Chronicles 1
5 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- 1 Chronicles 6:41The son of Ethni, the son of Zerah, the son of Adaiah,
- 1 Chronicles 8:21And Adaiah, and Beraiah, and Shimrath, the sons of Shimhi;
- 1 Chronicles 9:12And Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of Pashur, the son of Malchijah, and Maasiai the son of Adiel, the son of Jahzerah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Meshillemith, the son of Immer;
- 2 Chronicles 23:1And in the seventh year Jehoiada strengthened himself, and took the captains of hundreds, Azariah the son of Jeroham, and Ishmael the son of Jehohanan, and Azariah the son of Obed, and Maaseiah the son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat the son of Zichri, into covenant with him.
- Ezra 10:29And of the sons of Bani; Meshullam, Malluch, and Adaiah, Jashub, and Sheal, and Ramoth.
- Ezra 10:39And Shelemiah, and Nathan, and Adaiah,
Hebrew dictionary
עֲדָיָ֫הוּ adayah · Adaiah
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 2Ki.22.1; father of: Jedidah (H3040) § Adaiah = "Jehovah has adorned Himself" 1) maternal grandfather of king Josiah of Judah and native of Boscath in the lowlands of Judah 2) a Gershonite Levite and ancestor of Asaph 3) a Benjamite, son of Shimhi 4) a priest, son of Jehoram 5) ancestor of Maaseiah, one of the captains who supported Jehoiada 6) a descendant of Bani who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra 7) a descendant of another Bani who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra 8) a descendant of Pharez of the tribe of Judah
עֲדָיָ֫הוּ adayah · Adaiah
A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.8.21; son of: Shimei (H8096N); brother of: Jakim (H3356), Zichri (H2147H), Zabdi (H2067H), Elienai (H0462), Zillethai (H6769), Eliel (H0447H), Beraiah (H1256) and Shimrath (H8119) § Adaiah = "Jehovah has adorned Himself" 1) maternal grandfather of king Josiah of Judah and native of Boscath in the lowlands of Judah 2) a Gershonite Levite and ancestor of Asaph 3) a Benjamite, son of Shimhi 4) a priest, son of Jehoram 5) ancestor of Maaseiah, one of the captains who supported Jehoiada …
עֲדָיָ֫הוּ adayah · Adaiah
A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at 1Ch.9.12; son of: Jeroham (H3395J) § Adaiah = "Jehovah has adorned Himself" 1) maternal grandfather of king Josiah of Judah and native of Boscath in the lowlands of Judah 2) a Gershonite Levite and ancestor of Asaph 3) a Benjamite, son of Shimhi 4) a priest, son of Jehoram 5) ancestor of Maaseiah, one of the captains who supported Jehoiada 6) a descendant of Bani who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra 7) a descendant of another Bani who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra …
עֲדָיָ֫הוּ adayah · Adaiah
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 2Ch.23.1; father of: Maaseiah (H4641H) § Adaiah = "Jehovah has adorned Himself" 1) maternal grandfather of king Josiah of Judah and native of Boscath in the lowlands of Judah 2) a Gershonite Levite and ancestor of Asaph 3) a Benjamite, son of Shimhi 4) a priest, son of Jehoram 5) ancestor of Maaseiah, one of the captains who supported Jehoiada 6) a descendant of Bani who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra 7) a descendant of another Bani who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra 8) a descendant of Pharez of the tribe of Judah
עֲדָיָ֫הוּ adayah · Adaiah
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Ezr.10.29 § Adaiah = "Jehovah has adorned Himself" 1) maternal grandfather of king Josiah of Judah and native of Boscath in the lowlands of Judah 2) a Gershonite Levite and ancestor of Asaph 3) a Benjamite, son of Shimhi 4) a priest, son of Jehoram 5) ancestor of Maaseiah, one of the captains who supported Jehoiada 6) a descendant of Bani who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra 7) a descendant of another Bani who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra 8) a descendant of Pharez of the tribe of Judah
עֲדָיָ֫הוּ adayah · Adaiah
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Ezr.10.39 § Adaiah = "Jehovah has adorned Himself" 1) maternal grandfather of king Josiah of Judah and native of Boscath in the lowlands of Judah 2) a Gershonite Levite and ancestor of Asaph 3) a Benjamite, son of Shimhi 4) a priest, son of Jehoram 5) ancestor of Maaseiah, one of the captains who supported Jehoiada 6) a descendant of Bani who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra 7) a descendant of another Bani who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra 8) a descendant of Pharez of the tribe of Judah
עֲדָיָ֫הוּ adayah · Adaiah
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.11.5; son of: Joiarib (H3114I); father of: Hazaiah (H2382) § Adaiah = "Jehovah has adorned Himself" 1) maternal grandfather of king Josiah of Judah and native of Boscath in the lowlands of Judah 2) a Gershonite Levite and ancestor of Asaph 3) a Benjamite, son of Shimhi 4) a priest, son of Jehoram 5) ancestor of Maaseiah, one of the captains who supported Jehoiada 6) a descendant of Bani who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra 7) a descendant of another Bani who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra …
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.