pedaya · Pedaiah

What it means

pedaya (פְּדָיָה) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “Pedaiah”.

A personal name meaning "YHWH has ransomed." In 2 Kings 23:36 he is the maternal grandfather of King Jehoiakim; other men also bear it (1 Chronicles 3:18; Nehemiah 3:25).

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Where it appears

• 2 Kings×1
• 1 Chronicles×3
• Nehemiah×4

• 2 Kings 23:36

  Jehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. The name of his mother was Zebudah daughter of Pedaiah of Rumah.

• 1 Chronicles 3:18

  and Malchiram, Pedaiah, Shenazzar, Jekamiah, Hoshama, and Nedabiah.

• 1 Chronicles 3:19

  And the sons of Pedaiah: Zerubbabel and Shimei. And the son of Zerubbabel: Meshullam and Hananiah, and Shelomith their sister;

• 1 Chronicles 27:20

  for the sons of Ephraim, Hoshea son of Azaziah; for the half tribe of Manasseh, Joel son of Pedaiah;

• Nehemiah 3:25

  Palal the son of Uzai repaired opposite the angle and the tower that projects from the upper house of the king, which is by the court of the guard. After him, Pedaiah the son of Parosh.

• Nehemiah 8:4

  And Ezra the scribe stood on a tower of wood that they had made for this; and beside him stood Mattithiah, Shema, Anaiah, Uriah, Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, at his right; and at his left Pedaiah, Mishael, Malchijah, Hashum, Hashbaddanah, Zechariah, Meshullam.

• Nehemiah 11:7

  And these are the sons of Benjamin: Sallu son of Meshullam, son of Joed, son of Pedaiah, son of Kolaiah, son of Maaseiah, son of Ithiel, son of Jeshaiah;

• Nehemiah 13:13

  And I appointed as treasurers over the treasuries Shelemiah the priest, and Zadok the scribe, and Pedaiah of the Levites, and next to them Hanan son of Zaccur, son of Mattaniah; for they were considered faithful, and it was upon them to distribute to their brothers.