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Pedaiah

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6305

פְּדָיָהוּ

pe.da.yah — Pedaiah

A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 2Ki.23.36; father of: Zebidah (H2080) § Pedaiah = "Jehovah has ransomed" 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

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8096

שִׁמְעִי

shim.i — Shimei

A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Exo.6.17; son of: Gershon (H1648); brother of: Libni (H3845G); father of: Jahath (H3189I), Zizah (H2126), Jeush (H3266J) and Beriah (H1283J) Also named: shim.i (שִׁמְעִי "Shimeite" H8097) § Shimei or Shimhi or Shimi or Shimea = "renowned" 1) a Benjamite, son of Gera of the house of Saul in the time of David 2) a Benjamite, son of Elah and commissariat officer in the time of Solomon 3) the Ramathite in charge of the vineyards of David 4) son of Gershon and grandson of Levi 5) a Levite, son of Jeduthun and chief of the 10th division of singers in the time of David 6) a Levite of the sons of Heman who took part in the purification of the temple in the time of king Hezekiah of Judah 7) a Levite, brother of Cononiah in charge of receiving the tithes and offerings in the reign of king Hezekiah of Judah 8) a Levite who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra 9) a Judaite, son of Pedaiah and brother of Zerubbabel 10) a Simeonite, son of Zacchur 11) a Reubenite, son of Gog and father of Micah 12) one of the sons of Hashum who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra 13) one of the sons of Bani who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra 14) a Benjamite, son of Kish, father of Jair, and grandfather of Mordecai in the time of Esther 15) a Levite, son of Jahath, grandson of Gershon, and great grandson of Levi 16) Benjamite, father of Adaiah, Beraiah, and Shimrath. Spelled 'Shimhi'

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2216

זְרֻבָּבֶ֫ל

ze.rub.ba.vel — Zerubbabel

A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at 1Ch.3.19; son of: Pedaiah (H6305H); brother of: Shimei (H8096J); father of: Meshullam (H4918H), Hananiah (H2608L), Shelomith (H8019I), Hashubah (H2807), Ohel (H0169), Berechiah (H1296), Hasadiah (H2619), Jushab-hesed (H3142) and Abiud (G0010); also called Sheshbazzar at Ezr.1.8,11; 5.14,16; KJV: Zorobabel at Mat.1.12,13; § Zerubbabel = "sown in Babylon" the grandson of king Jehoiachin and leader of the first group of returning exiles from Babylon

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3100

יוֹאֵל

yo.el — Joel

A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Sa.8.2; son of: Samuel (H8050); brother of: Abijah (H0029); father of: Heman (H1968I); also translated "second" at 1Ch.6.28; Also named: vash.ni (וַשְׁנִי "`second`" H2059) § Joel = "Jehovah is God" 1) son of Pethuel and the 2nd of the 12 minor prophets with a book by his name; probably prophesied in the time of king Uzziah of Judah 2) eldest son of Samuel the prophet and father of Heman the singer 3) a Simeonite chief 4) a Reubenite 5) a chief of Gad 6) son of Izrahiah and a chief of Issachar 7) brother of Nathan of Zobah and one of David's mighty warriors 8) son of Pedaiah and a chief of the half tribe of Manasseh west of the Jordan in the time of David 9) a son of Nebo who returned with Ezra and had a foreign wife 10) a Benjamite, son of Zichri 11) a Levite 12) a Kohathite Levite in the reign of Hezekiah 13) a Gershonite Levite chief in the time of David 14) a Gershonite Levite, son of Jehiel and a descendant of Laadan; maybe same as 13

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7597

שְׁאַלְתִּיאֵל

she.al.ti.el — Shealtiel

A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at 1Ch.3.17; son of: Jehoiachin (H3078); brother of: Zedekiah (H6667I)(?); father(?) of Malchiram (H4443), Pedaiah (H6305H), Shenazzar (H8137), Jekamiah (H3359H), Hoshama (H1953) and Nedabiah (H5072) § Shealtiel or Salathiel = "I have asked of God" son of king Jehoiachin or Jeconiah or Coniah of Judah and uncle of Zerubbabel

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6964

קוֹלָיָה

qo.la.yah — Kolaiah

A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.11.7; son of: Maaseiah (H4641U); father of: Pedaiah (H6305L) § Kolaiah = "voice of Jehovah" 1) father of the false prophet Ahab 2) a Benjamite whose descendants settled in Jerusalem after the return from captivity 3) a Levite in the time of Ezra

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8339

שֵׁשְׁבַּצַּר

she.she.bats.tsar — Sheshbazzar

A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at 1Ch.3.19; son of: Pedaiah (H6305H); brother of: Shimei (H8096J); father of: Meshullam (H4918H), Hananiah (H2608L), Shelomith (H8019I), Hashubah (H2807), Ohel (H0169), Berechiah (H1296), Hasadiah (H2619), Jushab-hesed (H3142) and Abiud (G0010); also called Sheshbazzar at Ezr.1.8,11; 5.14,16; KJV: Zorobabel at Mat.1.12,13; Another name of ze.rub.ba.vel (זְרֻבָּבֶ֫ל "Zerubbabel" H2216) § Sheshbazzar = "worshipper of fire" the prince of Judah at the first return from exile in Babylon; usually identified as the Babylonian name for Zerubbabel

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8340

שֵׁשְׁבַּצַּר

she.she.bats.tsar — Sheshbazzar

A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at 1Ch.3.19; son of: Pedaiah (H6305H); brother of: Shimei (H8096J); father of: Meshullam (H4918H), Hananiah (H2608L), Shelomith (H8019I), Hashubah (H2807), Ohel (H0169), Berechiah (H1296), Hasadiah (H2619), Jushab-hesed (H3142) and Abiud (G0010); also called Sheshbazzar at Ezr.1.8,11; 5.14,16; KJV: Zorobabel at Mat.1.12,13; Aramaic of ze.rub.ba.vel (זְרֻבָּבֶ֫ל "Zerubbabel" H2216) § Sheshbazzar = "worshipper of fire" the prince of Judah at the first return from exile in Babylon; usually identified as the Babylonian name for Zerubbabel

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1953

יְהוֹשָׁמָע

ho.sha.ma — Hoshama

A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.3.18; son of: Shealtiel (H7597A)(?); brother of: Shealtiel (H7597A)(?), Malchiram (H4443), Pedaiah (H6305H), Shenazzar (H8137), Jekamiah (H3359H) and Nedabiah (H5072) § Hoshama = "whom Jehovah hears" one of the sons of Jeconiah or Jehoiachin, the next to last king of Judah

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2080

זְבוּדָה

ze.vi.dah — Zebidah

A woman living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 2Ki.23.36; daughter of: Pedaiah (H6305); married to Josiah (H2977); mother of: Jehoiakim (H3079) § Zebudah = "given" wife of Josiah and mother of Jehoiakim, both kings of Judah

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2217

זְרֻבָּבֶ֫ל

ze.rub.ba.vel — Zerubbabel

A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at 1Ch.3.19; son of: Pedaiah (H6305H); brother of: Shimei (H8096J); father of: Meshullam (H4918H), Hananiah (H2608L), Shelomith (H8019I), Hashubah (H2807), Ohel (H0169), Berechiah (H1296), Hasadiah (H2619), Jushab-hesed (H3142) and Abiud (G0010); also called Sheshbazzar at Ezr.1.8,11; 5.14,16; KJV: Zorobabel at Mat.1.12,13; Aramaic of ze.rub.ba.vel (זְרֻבָּבֶ֫ל "Zerubbabel" H2216) § Zerubbabel = "sown in Babylon" the grandson of king Jehoiachin and leader of the first group of returning exiles from Babylon

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3133

יוֹעֵד

yo.ed — Joed

A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Neh.11.7; son of: Pedaiah (H6305L); father of: Meshullam (H4918W) § Joed = "Jehovah is witness" a Benjamite, son of Pedaiah

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4443

מַלְכִּירָם

mal.ki.ram — Malchiram

A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.3.18; son of: Shealtiel (H7597A)(?); brother of: Pedaiah (H6305H), Shenazzar (H8137), Jekamiah (H3359H), Hoshama (H1953) and Nedabiah (H5072) § Malchiram = "my king is high" son of king Jehoiachin of Judah

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5072

נְדַבְיָה

ne.dav.yah — Nedabiah

A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.3.18; son of: Shealtiel (H7597A)(?); brother of: Malchiram (H4443), Pedaiah (H6305H), Shenazzar (H8137), Jekamiah (H3359H) and Hoshama (H1953) § Nedabiah = "whom Jehovah impels" one of the sons of king Jehoiachin (Jeconiah) of Judah

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7598

שְׁאַלְתִּיאֵל

she.al.ti.el — Shealtiel

A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at 1Ch.3.17; son of: Jehoiachin (H3078); brother of: Zedekiah (H6667I)(?); father(?) of Malchiram (H4443), Pedaiah (H6305H), Shenazzar (H8137), Jekamiah (H3359H), Hoshama (H1953) and Nedabiah (H5072) Aramaic of she.al.ti.el (שְׁאַלְתִּיאֵל "Shealtiel" H7597A) § Shealtiel = "I have asked of God" father of Zerubbabel

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8137

שֶׁנְאַצַּ֑ר

shen.ats.tsar — Shenazzar

A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.3.18; son of: Shealtiel (H7597A)(?); brother of: Malchiram (H4443), Pedaiah (H6305H), Jekamiah (H3359H), Hoshama (H1953) and Nedabiah (H5072) § Shenazar = "splendid leader" a Judaite of the royal line, son or grandson of king Jehoiachin of Judah and uncle of Zerubbabel

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Historical dictionary entry

Redemption of the Lord. (1.) The father of Zebudah, who was the wife of Josiah and mother of king Jehoiakim (2 Kings 23:36). (2.) The father of Zerubbabel (1 Chr. 3:17-19). (3.). The father of Joel, ruler of the half-tribe of Manasseh (1 Chr. 27:20). (4.) Neh. 3:25. (5.) A Levite (8:4). (6.) A Benjamite (11:7). (7.) A Levite (13:13).

Scripture references

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

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