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Jedaiah

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3048

יְדַעְיָה

ye.da.yah — Jedaiah

A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at 1Ch.9.10; son of: Joiarib (H3114) § Jedaiah = "Jehovah has known" 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

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3042

יְדָיָה

ye.da.yah — Jedaiah

A man of the tribe of Simeon(?) living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.4.37; son of: Shimri (H8113); father of: Allon (H0438H) § Jedaiah = "praised of Jehovah" 1) a Simeonite, forefather of Ziza 2) son of Harumaph and one who took part in rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5417

נְתַנְאֵל

ne.tan.el — Nethanel

A man living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Num.1.8; son of: Zuar (H6686) § Nethaneel = "given of God" 1) son of Zuar and a chief of the tribe of Issachar at the exodus 2) the 4th son of Jesse and a brother of David 3) a priest in the reign of David who blew the trumpet before the ark when it was brought from the house of Obed-edom 4) a representative of the priestly family of Jedaiah in the time of Joiakim 5) a priest of the family of Pashur who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra 6) a Levite, father of Shemaiah the scribe in the reign of David 7) a Levite, son of Obed-edom 8) a chief of the Levites in the reign of king Josiah of Judah 9) a prince of Judah in the reign of king Jehoshaphat of Judah who was sent by the king to teach in the cities of the kingdom 10) a Levite of the sons of Asaph who played a musical instrument at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem 10a) perhaps the same as 5

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5813

עֻזִּי

uz.zi — Uzzi

A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.6.5; son of: Bukki (H1231H); father of: Zerahiah (H2228) § Uzzi = "strong" 1) a Levite, son of Bukki and father of Zerahiah in the line of the high priest although apparently never high priest himself 2) son of Tola and grandson of Issachar 3) a Benjamite, son of Bela and head of a family of Benjamin 4) son of Michri and father of Elah and an ancestor of a family of returned exiles settling in Jerusalem. Maybe same as 3 5) a Levite, son of Bani, and an overseer of the Levites in Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah 6) a priest, chief of the father's house of Jedaiah, in the time of Joiakim the high priest 7) one of the priests who helped Ezra in the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem. Maybe same as 6

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3114

יוֹיָרִיב

yo.ya.riv — Joiarib

A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at 1Ch.9.10; father of: Jedaiah (H3048); also called Jehoiarib at 1Ch.9.10; Also named: ye.ho.ya.riv (יְהוֹיָרִיב "Jehoiarib" H3080H) § Joiarib = "Jehovah contends" 1) the head of the 1st of the 24 courses of priests in David's time 2) a teacher in the time of Ezra 3) a Judaite in the time of Nehemiah

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8113

שִׁמְרִי

shim.ri — Shimri

A man of the tribe of Simeon(?) living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.4.37; son of: Shemaiah (H8098C); father of: Jedaiah (H3042) § Shimri = "vigilant" 1) a Simeonite, son of Shemaiah and father of Jedaiah 2) father of Jediael, one of David's mighty warriors 3) a Merarite Levite, son of Hosah 4) a Kohathite Levite of the sons of Elizaphan

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2739

חֲרוּמַף

cha.ru.maph — Harumaph

A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.3.10; father of: Jedaiah (H3042H) § Harumaph = "split nose" father of Jedaiah, one of the builders of the wall in Nehemiah's time

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Historical dictionary entry

(1.) Invoker of Jehovah. The son of Shimri, a chief Simeonite (1 Chr. 4:37). (2.) One of those who repaired the walls of Jerusalem after the return from Babylon (Neh. 3:10). (3.) Knowing Jehovah. The chief of one of the courses of the priests (1 Chr. 24:7). (4.) A priest in Jerusalem after the Exile (1 Chr. 9:10).

Scripture references

Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.

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