H3935 H3935
La'dah (personal name; descendant of Judah through Shelah)
La'dah was a man of Judah, mentioned in 1 Chronicles 4:21 among Shelah's descendants. The Septuagint renders the name variously as Μαδαθ, Ααδα, or Λαδηι, showing typical textual variation. Nothing is known about this individual beyond his genealogical placement. He represents one of many names preserved in Chronicles' detailed tribal records, showing the biblical writers' concern to maintain family histories even for individuals who left no narrative footprint.
Senses
1. sense 1 — First Chronicles 4:21 lists La'dah among Judah's descendants without further information. Modern translations preserve the name with minor phonetic variations: Spanish "Laada," French and German retain the Hebrew form. These genealogical preservations testify to the value ancient Israelites placed on family identity and tribal belonging, maintaining records even for otherwise unknown individuals. 1×
AR["وَ-لَعدَة"]·ben["ও-লাদা"]·DE["[ולעדה]"]·EN["and-La'dah"]·FR["[ולעדה]"]·heb["ו-לעדה"]·HI["और-लादा"]·ID["dan-Laada"]·IT["[ולעדה]"]·jav["lan-Lada"]·KO["그-와-라다"]·PT["e-La'dah"]·RU["и-Лаада"]·ES["y-Laada"]·SW["na-Laada"]·TR["ve-Laada"]·urd["اور-لعدہ"]
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
† לַעְדָּה n.pr.m. a man of Judah 1 Ch 4:21, 𝔊 Μαδαθ, A Ααδα, 𝔊L Λαδηι.