H5718 H5718
Adaiah, a proper masculine name meaning 'Yahweh has adorned himself,' borne by several individuals in the Hebrew Bible.
A Hebrew personal name (עֲדָיָה / עֲדָיָהוּ) meaning 'Yahweh has adorned himself' or 'adorned by Yah.' It appears across a wide span of biblical history, from the grandfather of King Josiah (2 Kgs 22:1) to post-exilic priests and laypeople who had taken foreign wives (Ezra 10:29, 39). The name reflects the theophoric naming pattern common in ancient Israel, combining a verb of beauty or adornment with the divine name. Greek transliterations vary considerably across manuscripts, from Αδαια to Εδεινα, suggesting the name was challenging for Septuagint scribes to render consistently.
Senses
1. Adaiah (proper noun) — The proper name Adaiah, borne by at least seven distinct individuals: (1) father of a Judean captain under Jehoiada (2 Chr 23:1); (2) maternal grandfather of King Josiah (2 Kgs 22:1); (3) a Levite ancestor in the line of Asaph (1 Chr 6:41); (4) a Benjaminite (1 Chr 8:21); (5) a priest in post-exilic Jerusalem (1 Chr 9:12; Neh 11:12); (6) two men who had married foreign wives (Ezra 10:29, 39); and (7) a Judahite in Nehemiah's Jerusalem (Neh 11:5). The multilingual evidence shows consistent transliteration across Spanish ('Adaya'), French ('Adaja'), and English ('Adaiah'). 9×
AR["عَدايا", "عَدَايَا", "وَ-عَدايا", "وَ-عَدَايَا", "وَعَدَايَا"]·ben["অদায়ার", "অদায়ের", "আদায়ের", "আর-অদায়", "আর-আদায়", "ও-আদায়া"]·DE["Adayah", "[ועדיה]", "[עדיה]", "[עדיהו]"]·EN["Adayah", "Adayahu", "and-Adayah"]·FR["Adaja", "Adayah", "et-Adaja"]·heb["ו-עדיה", "עדיה", "עדיהו"]·HI["अदायाह", "अदायाह-का", "अदायाहूका", "और-अदायाह"]·ID["Adaya", "Dan-Adaya", "dan-Adaya"]·IT["Adaia", "Adayah", "e-Adaia"]·jav["Adaya", "Lan-Adaya", "lan-Adaya"]·KO["그-와-아다야", "그리고-아다야", "그리고-아다야와", "아다야", "아다야의"]·PT["Adayah", "Adayahu", "e-Adayah"]·RU["Адаи", "Адаии", "Адайи", "Адайяху", "и-Адайя", "и-Адайяху", "и-Адая"]·ES["Adaya", "Adaías", "Jeroham", "Y-Adayas", "y-Adayah"]·SW["Adaya", "Na-Adaya", "na-Adaya"]·TR["Adaya'nın", "Ve-Adaya", "ve-Adaya"]·urd["اور-عدایاہ", "عدایاہ", "عدایاہ-کا", "عدایہ"]
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
† עֲדָיָ֫ה(וּ) n.pr.m. (י׳ has decked himself);— 1. עֲדָיָ֫הוּ father of a Judaean captain 2 Ch 23:1, 𝔊 Αζεια, A Αδαια, 𝔊L Αδαιου (genit.). Elsewhere עֲדָיָה: 2. grandfather of Josiah 2 K 22:1, 𝔊 Εδεινα, A Ιεδιδα, 𝔊L Οζιου (genit.). 3. a Levite 1 Ch 6:26, 𝔊 Αζεια, A 𝔊L Αδ(α)ια. 4. a Benjamite 8:21, 𝔊 Αβια, A Αλαια 𝔊L Αδαια. 5. a priest 9:12 Ne 11:12, 𝔊 Αδαια(ς). 6. two with foreign…