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Jehoiada

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3077

יְהוֹיָדָע

ye.ho.ya.da — Jehoiada

A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.8.18; father of: Benaiah (H1141) § Jehoiada = "Jehovah knows" 1) father of Benaiah, David's mighty warrior 2) leader of the priests who joined David at Hebron 3) high priest at the time of Athaliah's usurpation of the throne of Judah; hid Joash, the king's son, for six years and eventually replaced him on the throne of Judah 4) second priest, or sagan, to Seraiah the high priest

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3458

יִשְׁמָעֵאל

yish.ma.el — Ishmael

A man of Arabia living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.16.11; son of: Abraham (H0085) and Hagar (H1904); half-brother of: Isaac (H3327), Zimran (H2175), Jokshan (H3370), Medan (H4091), Midian (H4080), Ishbak (H3435) and Shuah (H7744); father of: Nebaioth (H5032), Kedar (H6938), Adbeel (H0110), Mibsam (H4017), Mishma (H4927), Dumah (H1746), Massa (H4854), Hadad (H2301), Tema (H8485), Jetur (H3195), Naphish (H5305), Kedemah (H6929) and Mahalath (H4258) § Ishmael = "God will hear" 1) son of Abraham and Sarah's handmaid Hagar and the progenitor of the Arabian peoples 2) son of Nethaniah and the murderer of Gedaliah 3) a Benjamite, one of the sons of Azel a descendant of Saul through Meribbaal or Mephibosheth 4) a Judaite, father of Zebadiah 5) a Judaite, son of Johanan and one of the captains who aided Jehoiada in restoring Joash to the throne 6) a priest of the family of Pashur with a foreign wife whom he was forced to put away by Ezra

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2148

זְכַרְיָהוּ

ze.khar.yah — Zechariah

A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at 1Ch.9.21; son of: Meshelemiah (H4920); brother of: Jediael (H3043J), Zebadiah (H2069J), Jathniel (H3496), Elam (H5867H), Jehohanan (H3076I) and Eliehoenai (H0454A) § Zechariah = "Jehovah remembers" 1) king of Israel, son of Jeroboam II 2) son of Meshelemiah of Shelemiah, a Korhite, and keeper of the north gate of the tabernacle of the congregation 3) one of the sons of Jehiel 4) a Levite of the second order in the temple band in the time of David 5) one of the princes of Judah in the reign of Jehoshaphat 6) son of the high priest Jehoiada, in the reign of Joash king of Judah, who was stoned in the court of the temple 7) a Kohathite Levite in the reign of Josiah 8) the leader of the sons of Pharosh who returned with Ezra 9) son of Bebai 10) one of the chiefs of the people whom Ezra summoned in council at the river Ahava; stood at Ezra's left hand when Ezra expounded the law to the people 11) one of the family of Elam who had married a foreign wife after the captivity 12) ancestor of Athaiah or Uthai 13) a Shilonite, descendant of Perez, grandfather of Athaiah 14) a priest, son of Pashur 15) the representative of the priestly family of Iddo in the days of Joiakim the son of Jeshua; possibly the same as 1 above 16) one of the priests, son of Jonathan, who blew with the trumpets at the dedication of the city wall by Ezra and Nehemiah 17) a chief of the Reubenites at the time of the captivity by Tiglath-pileser 18) one of the priests who accompanied the ark from the house of Obed-edom 19) son of Isshiah of Jesiah, a Kohathite Levite descended from Uzziel 20) 4th son of Hosah, of the children of Merari 21) a Manassite, father of Iddo 22) father of Jahaziel. He prophesied in the spirit 23) one of the sons of Jehoshaphat 24) a prophet in the reign of Uzziah, who appears to have acted as the king's counsellor, but of whom nothing is known 25) father of Abijah or Abi, Hezekiah's mother 26) one of the family of Asaph in the reign of Hezekiah 27) one of the rulers of the temple in the reign of Josiah 28) son of Jeberechiah who was taken by the prophet Isaiah as one of the 'faithful witnesses to record' when he wrote concerning Maher-shalal-hash-baz

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1141

בְּנָיָ֫הוּ

be.na.yah — Benaiah

A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.8.18; son of: Jehoiada (H3077); father of: Ammizabad (H5990) § Benaiah = "Jehovah has built" or "Yahweh has built up" 1) one of David's mighty warriors, son of Jehoiada the chief priest, a Levite, set by David over his bodyguard, later having remained faithful to Solomon during Adonijah's attempt on the crown, was raised into the place of Joab as commander-in-chief of the army 2) the Pirathonite, an Ephraimite, one of David's thirty mighty warriors, and the captain of the eleventh monthly course 3) a Simeonite, a prince of the families of Simeon 4) a Levite in the time of David who played with a psaltery on Alamoth 5) a priest in the time of David, appointed to blow the trumpet before the ark 6) a Levite of the sons of Asaph 7) a Levite in the time of Hezekiah 8) Four Israelites in the time of Ezra who had taken strange wives 9) the father of Pelatiah

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4918

מְשֻׁלָּם

me.shul.lam — Meshullam

A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 2Ki.22.3; father of: Azaliah (H0683) § Meshullam = "friend" 1) grandfather of Shaphan, the scribe 2) son of Zerubbabel 3) a Benjamite of the sons of Elpaal 4) a Benjamite, father of Sallu 5) a Benjamite who lived at Jerusalem after the captivity 6) a Benjamite 6a) perhaps the same as 3 or 4 7) a Gadite in the reign of king Jotham of Judah 8) son of Berechiah who assisted in rebuilding the wall of Jerusalem 9) son of Besodeiah who assisted Jehoiada the son of Paseah in restoring the old gate of Jerusalem 10) a chief of the people who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah 11) father of Hilkiah and high priest probably in the reign of king Amon of Judah 11a) perhaps the same as 'Shallum' 12) a priest, son of Meshillemith or Meshillemoth, son of Immer, and ancestor of Maasiai or Amashai 13) a priest or family of priests who sealed the covenant with Nehemiah 14) a priest, head of the family of Ginnethon and representative of the house of Ezra in the days of Joiakim, the son of Jeshua 15) a priest, one of the princes of Judah at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem 16) a Kohathite or family of Kohathite Levites in the reign of Josiah 17) a Levite, one of the heads sent to Iddo to gather the Levites to join the caravan about to return to Jerusalem; a chief man who assisted Ezra in abolishing the marriages which some of the people had made with foreign wives 18) ancestor of a family of porters or Levites in days of Nehemiah 19) a descendant of Bani who had a foreign wife and put her away 20) one of the men who stood at the left hand of Ezra when he read the law to the people 20a) maybe the same as 17

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6271

עֲתַלְיָ֫הוּ

a.tal.yah — Athaliah

A queen living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.8.26; daughter of: Ahab (H0256); sister of: Joash (H3101H), Ahaziah (H0274) and Joram (H3141H); married to Jehoram (H3088); mother of: Ahaziah (H0274H) and Jehosheba (H3089) § Athaliah = "afflicted of the Lord" 1) son of Jeroham of the tribe of Benjamin 2) father of Jeshaiah of the sons of Elam who was one of the heads of a family who returned with Ezra from exile 3) the daughter of Ahab and Jezebel and the wife of king Jehoram of Judah; killer of all the members of the royal family of Judah with the exception of one baby named Joash who was hidden by the high priest Jehoiada until 6 years had passed and Jehoiada led the revolution to put him on the throne, overthrowing Athaliah and putting her to death

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2147

זִכְרִי

zikh.ri — Zichri

A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, only mentioned at Exo.6.21; son of: Izhar (H3324); brother of: Korah (H7141I), Nepheg (H5298) and Shelomith (H8019A) § Zichri = "memorable" 1) the father of Eliezer, the chief of the Reubenites in the reign of David 2) the father of Amasiah, a descendant of Judah 3) a son of Izhar and grandson of Kohath 4) a descendant of Eliezer the son of Moses 5) a son of Asaph, elsewhere called 'Zabdi' and 'Zaccur' 6) a priest of the family of Abijah, in the days of Joiakim the son of Jeshua 7) a descendant of Benjamin of the sons of Shimhi 8) a descendant of Benjamin of the sons of Shashak 9) a descendant of Benjamin of the sons of Jeroham 10) father of Joel and descendant of Benjamin 11) a father of Elishaphat, one of the conspirators with Jehoiada 12) a Ephraimite hero in the invading army of Pekah the son of Remaliah

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GREEK · G2197

Ζαχαρίας

Zacharias — Zechariah

Ζαχαρίας, -ου, ὁ (Heb. זַכַּי); 1. Zacharias, father of John the Baptist: Luk.1:5, 12-13 1:18, 21 1:40, 59 1:67 3:2. 2. Zechariah, the son of Jehoiada (in txt. wrongly called son of Barachiah; cf. 2Ch.24:19 ff.): Mat.23:35, Luk.11:51.† (AS)

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3395

יְרֹחָם

ye.ro.cham — Jeroham

A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Sa.1.1; son of: Elihu (H0453); father of: Elkanah (H0511H) § Jeroham = "showing pity" 1) father of Elkanah and grandfather of Samuel of the house of Kohath 2) a Benjamite and the founder of a family of Benjamites 3) father or progenitor of Ibneiah and a Benjamite; maybe same as 2 4) a descendant of Aaron and a priest of the family of Immer; son of Pashur and father of Adaiah 5) another priest; maybe same as 4 6) a resident of Gedor and father of one of David's mighty warriors 7) a Danite whose son or descendant Azareel was head of the tribe in the time of David 8) father of Azariah one of the captains with Jehoiada in the time of Athaliah

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6846

צְפַנְיָהוּ

tse.phan.yah — Zephaniah

A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.25.18; son of: Maaseiah (H4641X) § Zephaniah = "Jehovah has treasured" 1) the 9th in order of the 12 minor prophets; descendant of king Hezekiah of Judah and prophet in the time of king Josiah of Judah 2) son of Maaseiah and second priest in the reign of king Zedekiah of Judah; succeeded Jehoiada and an officer of the temple; slain at Riblah on the capture of Jerusalem 3) father of Josiah and Hen in the time of the prophet Zechariah 4) a Levite

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5718

עֲדָיָ֫הוּ

a.da.yah — 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

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5744

עוֹבֵד

o.ved — Obed

A man of the tribe of Judah living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Rut.4.17; son of: Boaz (H1162) and Ruth (H7327); father of: Jesse (H3448) Also named: Ōbēd (Ὠβήδ "Obed" G5601) § Obed = "serving" 1) son of Boaz by Ruth and the grandfather of David 2) a Judaite, a descendant of Jarha, the Egyptian slave of Sheshan, in the line of Jerahmeel 3) a Judaite, father of Azariah, one of the captains of hundreds who joined with Jehoiada in the revolution by which Athaliah fell 4) one of David's mighty warriors 5) son of Shemaiah and a gatekeeper of the temple

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3111

יוֹיָדָע

yo.ya.da — Joiada

A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.3.6; son of: Paseah (H6454I) § Joiada or Jehoiada = "Jehovah knows" 1) son of Paseah, who assisted to repair the old gate of Jerusalem 2) son of the high priest Eliashib in the time of Nehemiah

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6454

פָּסֵחַ

pa.se.ach — Paseah

A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.4.12; son of: Eshton (H0850); brother of: Beth-rapha (H1051) , Tehinnah (H8468) § Paseah or Phaseah = "limper" 1) son of Eshton of the tribe of Judah 2) ancestor of a family of temple slaves who returned from exile with Zerubbabel 3) father of Jehoiada, one who helped repair the wall of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3089

יְהוֹשֶׁבַע

ye.ho.she.va — Jehosheba

A woman of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.11.2; daughter of: Jehoram (H3088) and Athaliah (H6271); sister of: Ahaziah (H0274H); married to Jehoiada (H3077H); also called Jehoshabeath at 2Ch.22.11; Also named: ye.ho.shav.at (יְהוֹשַׁבְעַת "Jehoshabeath" H3090) § Jehosheba = "Jehovah has sworn" 1) daughter of king Joram of Judah and wife of the high priest Jehoiada 1a) alternate spelling 'Jehoshabeath' - ye.ho.shav.at (יְהוֹשַׁבְעַת "Jehoshabeath" H3090)

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3090

יְהוֹשַׁבְעַת

ye.ho.shav.at — Jehoshabeath

A woman of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.11.2; daughter of: Jehoram (H3088) and Athaliah (H6271); sister of: Ahaziah (H0274H); married to Jehoiada (H3077H); also called Jehoshabeath at 2Ch.22.11; Another name of ye.ho.she.va (יְהוֹשֶׁבַע "Jehosheba" H3089) § Jehoshabeath = "Jehovah is an oath" 1) daughter of king Joram of Judah and wife of the high priest Jehoiada 1a) alternate spelling 'Jehosheba- ye.ho.she.va (יְהוֹשֶׁבַע "Jehosheba" H3089)

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H478

אֱלִישָׁפָט

e.li.sha.phat — Elishaphat

A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 2Ch.23.1; son of: Zichri (H2147O) § Elishaphat = "my God has judged" a captain for the high priest Jehoiada

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Historical dictionary entry

Jehovah-known. (1.) The father of Benaiah, who was one of David’s chief warriors (2 Sam. 8:18; 20:23). (2.) The high priest at the time of Athaliah’s usurpation of the throne of Judah. He married Jehosheba, or Jehoshabeath, the daughter of king Jehoram (2 Chr. 22:11), and took an active part along with his wife in the preservation and training of Jehoash when Athaliah slew all the royal family of Judah. The plans he adopted in replacing Jehoash on the throne of his ancestors are described in 2 Kings 11:2; 12:2; 2 Chr. 22:11; 23:24. He was among the foremost of the benefactors of the kingdom, and at his death was buried in the city of David among the kings of Judah (2 Chr. 24:15, 16). He is said to have been one hundred and thirty years old.

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

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