עֲדָיָה
Transliteration
ʿăḏāyâ
Pronunciation
ad-aw-yaw'
Part of Speech
proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From עָדָה (H5710) and יָהּ (H3050)
Strong’s Definitions

עֲדָיָה ʻĂdâyâh, ad-aw-yaw'; or עֲדָיָהוּ ʻĂdâyâhûw; from H5710 and H3050; Jah has adorned; Adajah, the name of eight Israelites:—Adaiah.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x

The KJV translates Strong's H5718 in the following manner: Adaiah (9x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x
The KJV translates Strong's H5718 in the following manner: Adaiah (9x).

  1. 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

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
עֲדָיָה ʻĂdâyâh, ad-aw-yaw'; or עֲדָיָהוּ ʻĂdâyâhûw; from H5710 and H3050; Jah has adorned; Adajah, the name of eight Israelites:—Adaiah.
STRONGS H5718: Abbreviations
† עֲדָיָ֫ה(וּ) proper name, masculine (י׳ has decked himself); —
1. עֲדָיָ֫הוּ father of a Judaean captain 2 Chronicles 23:1, Αζεια, A Αδαια, Αδαιου (genitive). Elsewhere עֲדָיָה :
2. grandfather of Josiah 2 Kings 22:1, Εδεινα, A Ιεδιδα, Οζιου (genitive).
3. a Levite 1 Chronicles 6:26, Αζεια, A Αδ(α)ια.
4. Benjamite 1 Chronicles 8:21, Αβια, A Αλαια, Αδαια.
5. a priest 1 Chronicles 9:12; Nehemiah 11:12, Αδαια(ς).
6. two with foreign wives:
a. Ezra 10:29, Αδα, Αδαιας.
b. Ezra 10:39, Αδαια, Αδδαιας.
7. a Judahite Nehemiah 11:5, . Οζ(ε)ια, Αδαια.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

2 Kings

2 Kings 22:1

1 Chronicles

1 Chronicles 6:26; 1 Chronicles 8:21; 1 Chronicles 9:12

2 Chronicles

2 Chronicles 23:1

Ezra

Ezra 10:29; Ezra 10:39

Nehemiah

Nehemiah 11:5; Nehemiah 11:12