Bible Dictionaries
Jedaiah

Holman Bible Dictionary

(jih di' uh) 1. Personal name meaning, “praise Yah” or “Yah has performed a merciful deed.” Man who helped Nehemiah repair the wall of Jerusalem (Nehemiah 3:10 ) and a descendant of the tribe of Simeon (1 Chronicles 4:37 ). 2 . Personal name meaning, “Yah knows.” A priest or priests heading the second course or division of priests (1 Chronicles 24:7 ), returned from Babylonian Exile (1 Chronicles 9:10; compare Ezra 2:36; Nehemiah 7:39; Nehemiah 11:10; Nehemiah 12:6-7 ,Nehemiah 12:6-7,12:19 ,Nehemiah 12:19,12:21 ). The returning Exile may be same as one from whom the prophet Zechariah received gold and silver (Zechariah 6:10 ,Zechariah 6:10,6:14 ). English translations usually spell the names the same though they represent two distinct Hebrew names.