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יְדַעְיָה

𐤉𐤃𐤏𐤉𐤄

Yedaeyah

H3048 noun

SILEX Entry

Root ידע to know, perceive, acknowledge, recognize

Definition

A personal name meaning 'Yah has known' or 'Yahweh has taken notice.' The name is composed of a verbal element ('to know, notice, acknowledge') and a theophoric suffix referencing Yahweh. Used for at least two distinct Israelite individuals in the Hebrew Bible. The sense encompasses both Yahweh's act of knowing/acquaintance and his intentional recognition or acknowledgment of a person.

Semantic Range

personal name meaning 'Yahweh has known,' Yahweh's recognition or acknowledgement of someone, a theologically meaningful marker of personal relationship with the deity, proper name for at least two Israelite individuals

Root / Etymology

Derived from the root יָדַע (to know) combined with the theophoric element יָהּ (abbreviated form of Yahweh), yielding the meaning 'Yahweh has known' or 'Yah has taken notice.'

Historical & Contextual Notes

יְדַעְיָה appears as a personal name for two individuals in the Hebrew Bible: (1) a leader of a priestly house returning from Babylonian exile (Ezra 2:36; Neh 7:39), and (2) an inhabitant of the region mentioned in 1 Chronicles 9:10 and 24:7. The name reflects a theologically significant acknowledgement of Yahweh's relationship with the named individual, expressing both divine knowledge and care. While English versions often give the name as 'Jedaiah,' this transliteration obscures the meaning and theophoric nature of the name. In later periods, the theophoric element may have become less recognized or associated directly with religious identity, but in its biblical context, the name signals the presence and awareness of Yahweh regarding the individual or family. This name is distinct from non-theophoric uses of 'to know' and should not be conflated with titles or actions, but rather recognized as a statement of relationship and status before the deity.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from יָדַע and יָהּ; Jah has known; Jedajah, the name of two Israelites; Jedaiah.

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Root Family

ידע (y-d-ʿ) — to know, perceive, acknowledge, recognize

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H1668 דָּא Know!
H1843 דֵּעַ Know!
H1844 דֵּעָה perceptive knowledge
H1845 דְּעוּאֵל God Knows
H1847 דַּעַת by his knowledge

Word Forms

3 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H3048-03 יְדַֽעְיָ֑ה yedaeyah HNp Jedaiah Yah Has Known 7
H3048-01 לִֽ/ידַֽעְיָ֖ה lidaeyah HR/Np of Jedaiah to Yah-has-known 3
H3048-02 וְ/לִ/ידַֽעְיָ֔ה velidaeyah HC/R/Np and-to-Jedaiah and to Yah-has-known 1

Occurrences in Scripture

11 total occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H3048-03 Zechariah 6:10 יְדַֽעְיָ֑ה yedaeyah HNp Jedaiah Yah Has Known
H3048-02 Zechariah 6:14 וְ/לִ/ידַֽעְיָ֔ה velidaeyah HC/R/Np and-to-Jedaiah and to Yah-has-known
H3048-03 Ezra 2:36 יְדַֽעְיָה֙ yedaeyah HNp Jedaiah Yah Has Known
H3048-03 Nehemiah 7:39 יְדַֽעְיָה֙ yedaeyah HNp Jedaiah Yah Has Known
H3048-03 Nehemiah 11:10 יְדַֽעְיָ֥ה yedaeyah HNp Jedaiah Yah Has Known
H3048-03 Nehemiah 12:6 יְדַֽעְיָֽה yedaeyah HNp Jedaiah Yah Has Known
H3048-03 Nehemiah 12:7 יְדַֽעְיָ֑ה yedaeyah HNp Jedaiah Yah Has Known
H3048-01 Nehemiah 12:19 לִֽ/ידַֽעְיָ֖ה lidaeyah HR/Np of Jedaiah to Yah-has-known
H3048-01 Nehemiah 12:21 לִֽ/ידַֽעְיָ֖ה lidaeyah HR/Np of Jedaiah to Yah-has-known
H3048-03 1 Chronicles 9:10 יְדַֽעְיָ֥ה yedaeyah HNp Jedaiah Yah Has Known
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