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Pedaiah (grandfather of Jehoiakim)
Excerpt from the Lexham Bible Dictionary, the most advanced Bible dictionary.
A man from Rumah who was the father of Zebidah and maternal grandfather of King Jehoiakim (2 Kgs 23:36).
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The Lexham Bible Dictionary
Pedaiah, Grandfather of Jehoiakim
Pedaiah, Grandfather of Jehoiakim (פְּדָיָה‎, pedayah). A man from Rumah who was the father of Zebidah and maternal grandfather of King Jehoiakim (2 Kgs 23:36).
The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary
Pedaiah (Person)
PEDAIAH (PERSON) [Heb pĕdāyâ (פְּדָיָה)]. The name Pedaiah was held by seven people in the Hebrew Bible. The name is attested more frequently in the postexilic period and may have been more popular then. The meaning is “Yahweh has ransomed” with the shortned forms “Yah” or “Yahu.”1. The maternal
Baker Encyclopedia of the Bible
Pedaiah
Pedaiah. 1. Maternal grandfather of Judah’s King Jehoiakim. Pedaiah was from Rumah (2 Kgs 23:36).2. Jeconiah’s third son (1 Chr 3:18, 19).3. Joel’s father from the half-tribe of Manasseh (1 Chr 27:20).4. Parosh’s son, who worked with the temple servants living on Ophel to repair the Jerusalem wall
The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised
Pedaiah
Pedaiah pə-dāʹyə, pə-dīʹə[peḏayāhû, peḏāyâ—‘Yahweh has redeemed’].
Tyndale Bible Dictionary
Pedaiah
PEDAIAH1. Maternal grandfather of Judah’s King Jehoiakim. Pedaiah was from Rumah (2 Kgs 23:36).2. Jeconiah’s third son (1 Chr 3:18–19).3. Joel’s father from the half-tribe of Manasseh (1 Chr 27:20).4. Parosh’s son, who worked with the temple servants in repairing the Jerusalem wall opposite the Water
The HarperCollins Bible Dictionary (Revised and Updated)
Pedaiah
Pedaiah (pi-day´yuh; Heb., “the Lord has ransomed”).1 The father of Joel, an officer of King David in charge of the western territory of Manasseh (1 Chron. 27:20).2 The father of Zebidah, the mother of King Jehoiakim (2 Kings 23:36).3 The third son of King Jehoiachin (Jeconiah) and father of Zerubbabel
The Wycliffe Bible Encyclopedia
Pedaiah
PEDAIAH1. An Israelite from the city of Rumah. He was the father of Zebudah who was the wife of Josiah and mother of Jehoiakim (2 Kgs 23:36).2. He is called the son of Jeconiah (Jehoiachin), captive king of Judah, and the father of Zerubbabel (1 Chr 3:18–19). Since Zerubbabel is everywhere else called
The New Bible Dictionary, Third Edition
Pedaiah
PEDAIAH (‘Yahweh has redeemed’). 1. Father of Joel, ruler (under David) of Manasseh, W of the Jordan (1 Ch. 27:20). 2. Grandfather of King Jehoiakim (2 Ki. 23:36). 3. Third son of King Jehoiachin (1 Ch. 3:18). According to 1 Ch. 3:19, he was called the father of Zerubbabel, who elsewhere is named as
Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible
Pedaiah
Pedaiah (Heb. pĕḏāyâ, pĕḏāyāhû)1. The maternal grandfather of Jehoiakim, king of Judah (2 Kgs. 23:36).2. A son of King Jeconiah/Jehoiachin of Judah; father of Zerubbabel (1 Chr. 3:18–19). Elsewhere his brother Shealtiel is given as the father of Zerubbabel (e.g., Ezra 3:2, 8; Neh. 12:1; Hag.
Eerdmans Bible Dictionary
Pedaiah
Pedaiah [pə dāˊyə] (Heb. peḏāyâ, peḏāyāhû “Yahweh has delivered”).
Smith’s Bible Dictionary
Pedaiah
Peda´iah (whom Jehovah redeems).1. The father of Zebudah, mother of King Jehoiakim. 2 Kings 23:36. (b.c. before 648.)2. The brother of Salathiel or Shealtiel, and father of Zerubbabel, who is usually called the “son of Shealtiel,” being, as Lord A. Hervey conjectures, in reality his uncle’s successor
The New Unger’s Bible Dictionary
Pedaiah
PEDAI´AH (ped-īʹyah).1. The grandfather of Jehoiakim king of Judah (2 Kings 23:36).2. The third son of Jehoiachin king of Judah and father of Zerubbabel (1 Chron. 3:18–19).3. The father of Joel, an officer placed by David over the half tribe of Manasseh (1 Chron. 27:20).4. A leader under Nehemiah
See also
Relatives
Zebidah Daughter
Jehoiakim Grandson