יְהֹויָדָע

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H3077

Transliteration: Yᵉhôwyâdâʻ

Pronunciation: yeh-ho-yaw-daw'

Definition: Jehoiada

Original: יהוידע

Transliteration: yehôyâdâ‛

Phonetic: yeh-ho-yaw-daw'

BDB Definition:

Jehoiada = "Jehovah knows"

father of Benaiah, David's mighty warrior
leader of the priests who joined David at Hebron
high priest at the time of Athaliah's usurpation of the throne of Judah; hid Joash, the king's son, for six years and eventually replaced him on the throne of Judah
second priest, or sagan, to Seraiah the high priest

Origin: from H3068" class="dictionary-topic-link">H3068 and H3045" class="dictionary-topic-link">H3045

TWOT entry: None

Part(s) of speech: Proper Name Masculine