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Strong's H5718 עֲדָיָה (adayah)

Adayah means “Adaiah” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

First usage Interlinear Bible Septuagint Bible
Strong's Number H5718
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 9
Books 5

Strong's H5718 Quick Answer

Strong's H5718 עֲדָיָה עֲדָיָהוּ (`Adayah) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. `Adayah (ad-aw-yaw') (or mAdayahuw {ad-aw-yaw'-hoo}) n/p. 1. Jah has adorned 2. Adajah, the name of eight Israelites It has 9 linked Bible usages across 5 books. Visible English usage signals include name and eight. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
`Adayah (ad-aw-yaw') (or mAdayahuw {ad-aw-yaw'-hoo}) n/p. 1. Jah has adorned 2. Adajah, the name of eight Israelites
Usage
9 linked usages
Books
5 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
name and eight

Meaning and Definition

`Adayah (ad-aw-yaw') (or mAdayahuw {ad-aw-yaw'-hoo}) n/p. 1. Jah has adorned 2. Adajah, the name of eight Israelites [from H5710 and H3050] KJV: Adaiah. Root(s): H5710, H3050

Original Word
עֲדָיָה עֲדָיָהוּ
Transliteration
`Adayah
Derivation
Root: עדה First root strongs: 5710 Second root strongs: 3050
Morphology
name

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H5718. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

Adaiah

Usage: 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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How Strong's H5718 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render `Adayah, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

eight Nehemiah 11:12 name 2 Kings 22:1

How Strong's H5718 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 9 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H5718 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H5718 in the Old Testament

9 indexed usages in Old Testament.

2 Kings 22:1 KJV

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.

Usage Excerpts

First 9 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H5718.

2 Kings 22:1 Old Testament, KJV
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.
1 Chronicles 6:41 Old Testament, KJV
The son of Ethni, the son of Zerah, the son of Adaiah,
1 Chronicles 8:21 Old Testament, KJV
And Adaiah, and Beraiah, and Shimrath, the sons of Shimhi;
1 Chronicles 9:12 Old Testament, KJV
And 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 23:1 Old Testament, KJV
And 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 10:29 Old Testament, KJV
And of the sons of Bani; Meshullam, Malluch, and Adaiah, Jashub, and Sheal, and Ramoth.
Ezra 10:39 Old Testament, KJV
And Shelemiah, and Nathan, and Adaiah,
Nehemiah 11:5 Old Testament, KJV
And Maaseiah the son of Baruch, the son of Colhozeh, the son of Hazaiah, the son of Adaiah, the son of Joiarib, the son of Zechariah, the son of Shiloni.
Nehemiah 11:12 Old Testament, KJV
And their brethren that did the work of the house were eight hundred twenty and two: and Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of Pelaliah, the son of Amzi, the son of Zechariah, the son of Pashur, the son of Malchiah.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H5718, grouped by book.

2 Kings 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Kings 22:1
1 Chronicles 3 usages, Old Testament
1 Chronicles 6:41 1 Chronicles 8:21 1 Chronicles 9:12
2 Chronicles 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 23:1
Ezra 2 usages, Old Testament
Ezra 10:29 Ezra 10:39
Nehemiah 2 usages, Old Testament
Nehemiah 11:5 Nehemiah 11:12

Strong's H5718 FAQ

What does adayah (עֲדָיָה) mean?

Adayah (Strong's H5718) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Adaiah". `Adayah (ad-aw-yaw') (or mAdayahuw {ad-aw-yaw'-hoo}) n/p. 1. Jah has adorned 2. Adajah, the name of eight Israelites

How many times is adayah (עֲדָיָה) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 9 linked usages for Strong's H5718 across 5 books.

Where can I study adayah (עֲדָיָה) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H5718 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate adayah (עֲדָיָה)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as name and eight. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.