H3040 H3040
Yedidah, mother of King Josiah (2 Kings 22:1)
This feminine personal name means 'beloved' and belongs to the wife of Amon and mother of the reforming king Josiah. She came from Bozkath, a town in the Shephelah of Judah. While the text provides no further information about her character or influence, her name appears in the regal formulae that introduce Josiah's reign, establishing his maternal lineage according to standard Deuteronomistic historical practice.
Senses
1. sense 1 — The mother of King Josiah, daughter of Adaiah from Bozkath (2 Kgs 22:1). Her name, meaning 'beloved,' may reflect parental affection or signal divine favor anticipating her son's pivotal role in Judah's religious reforms. 1×
AR["يَدِيدَا"]·ben["যিদীদা"]·DE["Yedidah"]·EN["Yedidah"]·FR["Yedidah"]·heb["ידידה"]·HI["यदीदाह"]·ID["Yedida"]·IT["Yedidah"]·jav["Yédida"]·KO["여디다"]·PT["Yedidah"]·RU["Йедида"]·ES["Yedida"]·SW["Yedida"]·TR["Yedida"]·urd["یدیدہ"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† יְדִידָה n.pr.f. (beloved) mother of Josiah 2 K 22:1; 𝔊 Ιεδεια, 𝔊L Ιεδιδα.