Pedayah means “Pedaiah” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.
Strong's H6305 פְּדָיָה פְּדָיָהוּ (Pdayah) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Pdayah (ped-aw-yaw') (or Pdayahuw {ped-aw-yaw'-hoo}) n/p. 1. Jah has ransomed 2. Pedajah, the name of six Israelites It has 8 linked Bible usages across 3 books. Visible English usage signals include name. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
Pdayah (ped-aw-yaw') (or Pdayahuw {ped-aw-yaw'-hoo}) n/p. 1. Jah has ransomed 2. Pedajah, the name of six Israelites [from H6299 and H3050] KJV: Pedaiah. Root(s): H6299, H3050
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Pedaiah
Usage: 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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8 indexed usages in Old Testament.
Jehoiakim was twenty and five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Zebudah, the daughter of Pedaiah of Rumah.
Malchiram also, and Pedaiah, and Shenazar, Jecamiah, Hoshama, and Nedabiah.
And the sons of Pedaiah were, Zerubbabel, and Shimei: and the sons of Zerubbabel; Meshullam, and Hananiah, and Shelomith their sister:
First 8 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H6305.
Jehoiakim was twenty and five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Zebudah, the daughter of Pedaiah of Rumah.
Malchiram also, and Pedaiah, and Shenazar, Jecamiah, Hoshama, and Nedabiah.
And the sons of Pedaiah were, Zerubbabel, and Shimei: and the sons of Zerubbabel; Meshullam, and Hananiah, and Shelomith their sister:
Of the children of Ephraim, Hoshea the son of Azaziah: of the half tribe of Manasseh, Joel the son of Pedaiah:
Palal the son of Uzai, over against the turning of the wall, and the tower which lieth out from the king's high house, that was by the court of the prison. After him Pedaiah the son of Parosh.
And Ezra the scribe stood upon a pulpit of wood, which they had made for the purpose; and beside him stood Mattithiah, and Shema, and Anaiah, and Urijah, and Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, on his right hand; and on his left hand, Pedaiah, and Mishael, and Malchiah, and Hashum, and Hashbadana, Zechariah, and Meshullam.
And these are the sons of Benjamin; Sallu the son of Meshullam, the son of Joed, the son of Pedaiah, the son of Kolaiah, the son of Maaseiah, the son of Ithiel, the son of Jesaiah.
And I made treasurers over the treasuries, Shelemiah the priest, and Zadok the scribe, and of the Levites, Pedaiah: and next to them was Hanan the son of Zaccur, the son of Mattaniah: for they were counted faithful, and their office was to distribute unto their brethren.
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Pedayah (Strong's H6305) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Pedaiah". Pdayah (ped-aw-yaw') (or Pdayahuw {ped-aw-yaw'-hoo}) n/p. 1. Jah has ransomed 2. Pedajah, the name of six Israelites
This page currently indexes 8 linked usages for Strong's H6305 across 3 books.
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H6305 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
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