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הִדַּי

𐤄𐤃𐤉

Hiday

H1914 noun

SILEX Entry

Root uncertain uncertain; personal name only

Definition

A proper name designating an individual identified among David's mighty warriors. The name's precise meaning is uncertain, as is its relationship to any known Hebrew root. It functions exclusively as a personal name in the text.

Semantic Range

personal name (proper noun), Israelite individual in Davidic military context

Root / Etymology

Etymology uncertain. No clear derivation from established Hebrew roots has been determined. Some have suggested possible but speculative roots (such as הדה or הדו), but these are not supported by direct linguistic evidence in Biblical Hebrew.

Historical & Contextual Notes

הִדַּי (Hidday) appears only in 2 Samuel 23:30, listed among the group of elite warriors who served under King David. The context is strictly as a personal name; no additional lexical or semantic content is inferred from its usage. The individual is associated with regional identification ('of the brooks of Gaash'), typical of lists of military personnel in the monarchic period. The Septuagint renders the name as Εδδαϊ, reflecting the uncertainty of its meaning. Standard English versions transliterate the name, and no theological or religious connotation attaches to the term. The name does not appear elsewhere in the Hebrew Bible, and thus its historical significance is tied exclusively to this context. Importantly, he should be identified as an Israelite of the monarchic period, with no evidence supporting association with later Judean or post-exilic identities. The root is uncertain, precluding comparison to other similar-sounding words in Biblical Hebrew. There is no evidence that the English term "Hiddai" carries the full nuance, as its usage is strictly transliterative.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

of uncertain derivation; Hiddai, an Israelite; Hiddai.

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Root Family

uncertain (uncertain) — uncertain; personal name only

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H1085 בִּלְדַּד Bildad
H1095 בֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּר Belteshatsar
H1114 בִּלְשָׁן Bilshan
H1150 בִּנְעָא Bin'a
H116 אֱדַיִן and then

Word Forms

1 distinct form

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H1914-01 הִדַּ֖י hiday HNp Hiddai Hidday 1

Occurrences in Scripture

1 total occurrence

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H1914-01 2 Samuel 23:30 הִדַּ֖י hiday HNp Hiddai Hidday
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