◄ 5718. Adayah or Adayahu ►
Lexicon Adayah or Adayahu: Adayah or Adayahu Original Word: עֲדָיָה Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine Transliteration: `Adayah Pronunciation: ah-dah-YAH or ah-dah-YAH-hoo Phonetic Spelling: (ad-aw-yaw') Definition: Adayah or Adayahu Meaning: Adajah Strong's Exhaustive Concordance Adaiah Or madayahuw {ad-aw-yaw'-hoo}; from adah and Yahh; Jah has adorned; Adajah, the name of eight Israelites -- Adaiah. see HEBREW adah see HEBREW Yahh NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin from adah and Yah Definition "Yah has ornamented Himself," the name of a number of Isr. NASB Translation Adaiah (9). Brown-Driver-Briggs עֲדָיָ֫ה(וּׅ proper name, masculine (׳י has decked himself); — 1 עֲדָיָ֫הוּ father of a Judaean captain 2Chronicles 23:1, ᵐ5 Αζεια, A Αδαια, ᵐ5L Αδαιου (genitive). Elsewhere עֲדָיָה: 2 grandfather of Josiah 2 Kings 22:1, ᵐ5 Εδεινα, A Ιεδιδα, ᵐ5L Οζιου (genitive) 3 a Levite 1 Chronicles 6:26, ᵐ5 Αζεια, A ᵐ5L Αδ(α)ια. 4 Benjamite 1 Chronicles 8:21, ᵐ5 Αβια, A Αλαια, ᵐ5L Αδαια. 5 a priest 1 Chronicles 9:12; Nehemiah 11:12, ᵐ5 Αδαια(ς). 6 two with foreign wives: a Ezra 10:29, ᵐ5 Αδα, ᵐ5L Αδαιας. b. Ezra 10:39, ᵐ5 Αδαια, ᵐ5L Αδδαιας. 7 a Judahite Nehemiah 11:5, ᵐ5. Οζ(ε)ια, ᵐ5L Αδαια. Topical Lexicon Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew root עָדָה (adah), meaning "to pass on" or "to advance," combined with יָה (Yah), a shortened form of Yahweh, the name of God. Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct Greek equivalents for the Hebrew name עֲדָיָה (Adajah) in the Strong's Greek concordance, as it is a proper noun specific to the Hebrew context. However, the concept of names incorporating the divine element "Yah" can be seen in Greek names that include "Theos" (God), though these are not direct translations or equivalents. Usage: Adajah is a proper noun used as a personal name in the Hebrew Bible. It is the name of several individuals mentioned in the Old Testament. Context: • Adajah, the Levite: One of the Levites who returned with Zerubbabel from the Babylonian exile. He is listed among those who helped to rebuild the temple and restore worship in Jerusalem (Nehemiah 12:4, 7). • Adajah, the Priest: A priestly figure mentioned in the genealogies of the priests in the post-exilic community. He is noted as one of the heads of the priestly families (1 Chronicles 6:41). • Adajah, the Father of Maaseiah: Mentioned in the context of the reforms of King Josiah, Adajah is the father of Maaseiah, who was one of the officials sent by the king to repair the temple (2 Chronicles 34:8). • Adajah, the Son of Jeroham: A Benjaminite who lived in Jerusalem after the return from exile. He is listed among the descendants of Benjamin who resettled in the city (1 Chronicles 9:12). Forms and Transliterations וַ֠עֲדָיָה וַעֲדָיָ֔ה וַעֲדָיָ֧ה וַעֲדָיָֽה׃ וַעֲדָיָה֙ ועדיה ועדיה׃ עֲדָ֖יָה עֲדָיָ֛הוּ עֲדָיָ֧ה עֲדָיָֽה׃ עדיה עדיה׃ עדיהו ‘ă·ḏā·yā·hū ‘ă·ḏā·yāh ‘ăḏāyāh ‘ăḏāyāhū aDayah adaYahu vaadaYah wa‘ăḏāyāh wa·‘ă·ḏā·yāh Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance 2 Kings 22:1 HEB: יְדִידָ֥ה בַת־ עֲדָ֖יָה מִבָּצְקַֽת׃ NAS: the daughter of Adaiah of Bozkath. KJV: the daughter of Adaiah of Boscath. INT: Jedidah the daughter of Adaiah of Bozkath 1 Chronicles 6:41 HEB: זֶ֖רַח בֶּן־ עֲדָיָֽה׃ NAS: of Zerah, the son of Adaiah, KJV: of Zerah, the son of Adaiah, INT: of Zerah the son of Adaiah 1 Chronicles 8:21 HEB: וַעֲדָיָ֧ה וּבְרָאיָ֛ה וְשִׁמְרָ֖ת NAS: Adaiah, Beraiah and Shimrath KJV: And Adaiah, and Beraiah, and Shimrath, INT: Adaiah Beraiah and Shimrath 1 Chronicles 9:12 HEB: וַעֲדָיָה֙ בֶּן־ יְרֹחָ֔ם NAS: and Adaiah the son of Jeroham, KJV: And Adaiah the son of Jeroham, INT: and Adaiah the son of Jeroham 2 Chronicles 23:1 HEB: מַעֲשֵׂיָ֧הוּ בֶן־ עֲדָיָ֛הוּ וְאֶת־ אֱלִישָׁפָ֥ט NAS: the son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat KJV: the son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat INT: Maaseiah the son of Adaiah and Elishaphat the son Ezra 10:29 HEB: מְשֻׁלָּ֤ם מַלּוּךְ֙ וַעֲדָיָ֔ה יָשׁ֖וּב וּשְׁאָ֥ל NAS: Malluch and Adaiah, Jashub, KJV: Malluch, and Adaiah, Jashub, INT: Meshullam Malluch and Adaiah Jashub Sheal Ezra 10:39 HEB: וְשֶֽׁלֶמְיָ֥ה וְנָתָ֖ן וַעֲדָיָֽה׃ NAS: Shelemiah, Nathan, Adaiah, KJV: And Shelemiah, and Nathan, and Adaiah, INT: Shelemiah Nathan Adaiah Nehemiah 11:5 HEB: חֲזָיָ֨ה בֶן־ עֲדָיָ֧ה בֶן־ יוֹיָרִ֛יב NAS: the son of Adaiah, the son KJV: the son of Adaiah, the son INT: of Hazaiah the son of Adaiah the son of Joiarib Nehemiah 11:12 HEB: עֶשְׂרִ֣ים וּשְׁנָ֑יִם וַ֠עֲדָיָה בֶּן־ יְרֹחָ֤ם NAS: 822; and Adaiah the son KJV: and two: and Adaiah the son INT: twenty and two and Adaiah the son of Jeroham 9 Occurrences Strong's Hebrew 5718 9 Occurrences ‘ă·ḏā·yāh — 3 Occ. ‘ă·ḏā·yā·hū — 1 Occ. wa·‘ă·ḏā·yāh — 5 Occ.