Strongs Number: H1436
- Hebrew Word
- גְּדַּלְיָה
- Transliteration
- Gᵉdalyâh
- Phonetic
- ghed-al-yaw'
- Part of Speech
- Proper Name Masculine
- Strongs Definition
-
Jah has become great; {Gedaljah} the name of five Israelites
- BDB Definition
-
Gedaliah = "Jehovah is great"
1. a son of Jeduthun in the time of David
2. son of Ahikam, the governor of Judea appointed by Nebuchadnezzar
3. son of Pashur, one of the chiefs of Jerusalem in the time of Jeremiah
4. son of Amariah and grandson of Hezekiah
5. a priest of the sons of Jeshua in the time of Ezra
- Origin
- From H1431 and H3050
- Bible Usage
- Gedaliah.