H6305 H6305
Pedaiah / Pedayahu — 'YHWH has ransomed'; a name shared by several biblical figures from the monarchic to post-exilic periods.
Pedaiah is a theophoric name meaning 'YHWH has ransomed,' combining the root padah (to redeem, ransom) with the divine name. It appears across a surprisingly wide timespan. A Pedaiah is named as the maternal grandfather of King Jehoiakim (2 Kgs 23:36), and a son of Jeconiah by that name appears in the post-exilic royal genealogy as the father of Zerubbabel according to Chronicles (1 Chr 3:18-19). Other bearers include a Manassite officer under David (1 Chr 27:20), a wall-builder under Nehemiah (Neh 3:25), a Benjamite (Neh 11:7), and a Levite treasurer (Neh 13:13). The longer form Pedayahu appears only for the Manassite leader.
Senses
1. Pedaiah / Pedayahu (personal name) — A theophoric personal name meaning 'YHWH has ransomed,' from the root פדה (to redeem). Borne by at least six individuals: Josiah's father-in-law (2 Kgs 23:36), a son of Jeconiah and possible father of Zerubbabel (1 Chr 3:18-19), a Manassite officer using the longer form Pedayahu (1 Chr 27:20), a Nehemiah-era wall-builder (Neh 3:25), a public Torah-reading participant (Neh 8:4), a Benjamite settler (Neh 11:7), and a Levitical treasurer (Neh 13:13). The Septuagint typically renders it Phaldaias. English uses 'Pedaiah,' Spanish 'Pedaías,' and French 'Pedaja,' all reflecting the redemption theology embedded in the name. 8×
AR["فَدايا", "فَدَايَا", "فَدَايَاهُو", "وَ-فَدايا", "وَفَدَايَا"]·ben["আর-পদায়া", "ও-পদায়", "পদায়", "পদায়া", "পদায়ের"]·DE["Pedayah", "[ופדיה]", "[פדיה]", "[פדיהו]"]·EN["Pedaiah", "Pedayah", "Pedayahu", "and-Pedayah"]·FR["Pedaja", "Pedayah", "et-Pedaja"]·heb["ו-פדיה", "פדיה", "פדיהו"]·HI["और-पदायाह", "पदायाह", "पदायाह-का", "पदायाह-ने-मरम्मत-की"]·ID["-Pedaya", "Pedaya", "dan-Pedaya"]·IT["Pedaia", "Pedayah", "e-Pedaia"]·jav["Pedaya", "Pédaya", "lan-Pédaya"]·KO["그리고-브다야", "브다야와", "브다야의", "비다야", "비다야가", "비다야의", "비다야후", "페다야의"]·PT["Pedayah", "Pedayahu", "e-Pedayah"]·RU["Педайи", "Педайяху", "Педаягу", "Федаи", "и-Педайю", "и-Федая"]·ES["Pedaya", "Pedayas", "Pedaías", "y-Pedaya", "y-Pedaías"]·SW["Pedaya", "na-Pedaya"]·TR["Pedaya", "Pedaya'nın", "ve-Pedaya", "ve-Pedaya'yı"]·urd["اور-فدایاہ", "فدایاہ", "فدایہ", "فدیاہ", "فدیاہ-کا", "و-فدایہ", "پدایاہ"]
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
† פְּדָיָהוּ, פְּדָיָה n.pr.m. (י׳ hath ransomed; in late Bab. Padâma, HilprUniv. Pa. Exp. ix. 27, 68);—פְּדָיָה: 1. father-in-law of Josiah 2 K 23:36, but 𝔊 Εδειλ (𝔊L Ιερεμιας, from v 31). 2. father of Zerub. 1 Ch 3:18, 19. 3. a. Ne 3:25. b. 8:4. 4. Benjamite Ne 11:7. 5. Levite Ne 13:13. 6. פְּדָיָהוּ, Manassite 1 Ch 27:20—𝔊 (except 1) Φα(λ)δαιας, etc.