H1436 — גְּדַּלְיָה (Gᵉdalyâh)

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Strong's H1436 (Hebrew)

Hebrew: גְּדַּלְיָה (Gᵉdalyâh)

Pronunciation: ghed-al-yaw'

Morphology: n-pr-m

Name Meaning: Gedaliah = "Jehovah is great"

Derivation: or (prolonged) גְּדַלְיָהוּ (Gᵉdalyâhûw); from גָּדַל (gâdal) [H1431] and יָהּ (Yâhh) [H3050]; Jah has become great;

Definition: Gedaljah, the name of five Israelites

KJV Renderings: Gedaliah.

Senses

  1. a son of Jeduthun in the time of David
  2. son of Ahikam, the governor of Judea appointed by Nebuchadnezzar
  3. son of Pashur, one of the chiefs of Jerusalem in the time of Jeremiah
  4. son of Amariah and grandson of Hezekiah
  5. a priest of the sons of Jeshua in the time of Ezra

Cross References

Strong's Original Transliteration Derivation Definition KJV Renderings
H1431 גָּדַל gâdal a primitive root; properly, to twist (compare גְּדִל (gᵉdil) H1434), i.e. to be (causatively make) large (in various senses, as in body, mind, estate or honor, also in pride) advance, boast, bring up, exceed, excellent, be(-come, do, give, make, wax), great(-er, come to... estate, [phrase] things), grow(up), increase, lift up, magnify(-ifical), be much set by, nourish (up), pass, promote, proudly (spoken), tower
H3050 יָהּ Yâhh contraction for יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh) H3068, and meaning the same Jah, the sacred name Jah, the Lord, most vehement. Compare names in '-iah,' '-jah.'

Sources. The definition, derivation and KJV renderings are James Strong's own wording from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890) — public domain. The numbered senses and the Hebrew–Greek cross-references are the editorial work of the OpenScriptures Strong's dictionary, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0; their sense-outline conventions match the Outline of Biblical Usage (Online Bible, Larry Pierce), noted as a convention match rather than a documented claim.