Strongs Number: H3077
- Hebrew Word
- יְהוֹיָדָע
- Transliteration
- Yᵉhôwyâdâʻ
- Phonetic
- yeh-ho-yaw-daw'
- Part of Speech
- Proper Name Masculine
- Strongs Definition
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Jehovah-known; {Jehojada} the name of three Israelites
- BDB Definition
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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
- Origin
- From H3068 and H3045
- Bible Usage
- Jehoiada. Compare H3111 .