Original: יְהֹויָדָע

Transliteration: Yᵉhôwyâdâʻ

Phonetic: yeh-ho-yaw-daw'

Short Definition: Jehoiada

Original: יהוידע

Transliteration: yehôyâdâ‛

Phonetic: yeh-ho-yaw-daw'

BDB Definition:

Jehoiada = "Jehovah knows"

1. father of Benaiah, David's mighty warrior
2. leader of the priests who joined David at Hebron
3. 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
4. second priest, or sagan, to Seraiah the high priest

Origin: from H3068 and H3045

TWOT entry: None

Part(s) of speech: Proper Name Masculine

Cognate: H1933, H1942, H1943, H1944, H1953, H1962, H3050, H3058, H3059, H3060, H3068, H3069, H3075, H3076, H3078, H3079, H3080, H3081, H3082, H3083, H3085, H3086, H3087, H3088, H3089, H3090, H3091, H3092, H3097, H3098, H3099, H3100, H3101, H3107, H3108, H3110, H3111, H3112, H3113, H3114, H3115, H3116, H3122, H3129, H3133, H3134, H3135, H3136, H3137, H3141, H3146, H3147, H3442, H3659