Original: פְּדָיָה

Transliteration: Pᵉdâyâh

Phonetic: ped-aw-yaw'

Short Definition: Pedaiah

Original: פּדיהוּ פּדיה

Transliteration: pedâyâh pedâyâhû

Phonetic: ped-aw-yaw'

BDB Definition:

Pedaiah = "Jehovah has ransomed"

1. father of Zebudah, the wife of king Josiah and the mother of king Jehoiakim both of Judah
2. father of Zerubbabel and brother of Shealtiel who is usually called the father of Zerubbabel probably because of a lack of an heir from Shealtiel who was in the direct line of succession

Origin: from H6299 and H3050

TWOT entry: None

Part(s) of speech: Proper Name Masculine

Cognate: H6299, H6300, H6301, H6302, H6303, H6304, H6306, H6307