Lexicon Gdalyah: Gedaliah Original Word: גְּדַּלְיָה Strong's Exhaustive Concordance Gedaliah Or (prolonged) Gdalyahuw {ghed-al-yaw'- hoo}; from gadal and Yahh; Jah has become great; Gedaljah, the name of five Israelites -- Gedaliah. see HEBREW gadal see HEBREW Yahh Brown-Driver-Briggs גְּדַלְיָה proper name, masculine (Yah is great) — 1 governor of Judea appointed by Nebuchadnezzar Jeremiah 40:5,8; Jeremiah 41:16. 2 son of Amariah, a son of Hezekiah Zephaniah 1:1. 3 priest of the sons of Jeshua Ezra 10:18. גְּדַלְיָ֫הוּ proper name, masculine (Yah(u) is great) — 1 governor of Judea = גדליה2Kings 25:22-25 Jeremiah 39:14; Jeremiah 40:6-16; Jeremiah 41; Jeremiah 43:6 (24 t.) 2 son of Pashur, one of the chiefs of Jerusalem in the time of Jeremiah Jeremiah 38:1. 3 one of the sons of Jeduthun, in the time of David 1 Chronicles 25:3,9. Topical Lexicon Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew root גָּדַל (gadal), meaning "to be great" or "to grow," combined with יָהּ (Yah), a shortened form of Yahweh, the name of God.Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct corresponding Greek entries for Gedaljah, as it is a proper noun specific to the Hebrew Bible. However, the concept of governance and leadership under divine appointment can be related to various Greek terms used in the New Testament to describe leaders and rulers, such as ἄρχων (archon, Strong's Greek 758) and ἡγεμών (hegemon, Strong's Greek 2232). Usage: Gedaljah is a proper noun used as a masculine name in the Hebrew Bible. It refers to a specific individual who played a significant role during the period following the destruction of Jerusalem by the Babylonians. Context: Gedaljah, the son of Ahikam and grandson of Shaphan, was appointed by Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, as the governor over the remnant of Judah after the fall of Jerusalem in 586 B.C. His appointment is recorded in several passages, including 2 Kings 25:22-25, Jeremiah 40:5-16, and Jeremiah 41:1-18. Gedaljah established his administration in Mizpah and sought to encourage the people to remain in the land and serve the Babylonians peacefully. Despite his efforts to stabilize the region, Gedaljah was assassinated by Ishmael, a member of the royal family, which led to further turmoil and the eventual flight of the remaining Jews to Egypt. His assassination is commemorated in Jewish tradition with a fast day known as the Fast of Gedaljah. Forms and Transliterations גְּדַלְיָ֑הוּ גְּדַלְיָ֔ה גְּדַלְיָ֔הוּ גְּדַלְיָ֖ה גְּדַלְיָ֖הוּ גְּדַלְיָ֙הוּ֙ גְּדַלְיָ֡הוּ גְּדַלְיָ֣ה גְּדַלְיָ֤הוּ גְּדַלְיָ֥ה גְּדַלְיָ֥הוּ גְּדַלְיָ֨הוּ גְּדַלְיָהוּ֩ גדליה גדליהו וּגְדַלְיָ֙הוּ֙ וּגְדַלְיָֽה׃ וגדליה׃ וגדליהו gə·ḏal·yā·hū gə·ḏal·yāh gedalYah gəḏalyāh gedalYahu gəḏalyāhū ū·ḡə·ḏal·yā·hū ū·ḡə·ḏal·yāh ugedalYah ūḡəḏalyāh ugedalYahu ūḡəḏalyāhūLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance 2 Kings 25:22 HEB: עֲלֵיהֶ֔ם אֶת־ גְּדַלְיָ֖הוּ בֶּן־ אֲחִיקָ֥ם NAS: he appointed Gedaliah the son KJV: had left, even over them he made Gedaliah the son INT: appointed over Gedaliah the son of Ahikam 2 Kings 25:23 2 Kings 25:23 2 Kings 25:24 2 Kings 25:25 1 Chronicles 25:3 1 Chronicles 25:9 Ezra 10:18 Jeremiah 38:1 Jeremiah 39:14 Jeremiah 40:5 Jeremiah 40:6 Jeremiah 40:7 Jeremiah 40:8 Jeremiah 40:9 Jeremiah 40:11 Jeremiah 40:12 Jeremiah 40:13 Jeremiah 40:14 Jeremiah 40:15 Jeremiah 40:16 Jeremiah 41:1 Jeremiah 41:2 Jeremiah 41:3 Jeremiah 41:4 32 Occurrences |
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