Strong's H3077 (Hebrew)[edit | edit source]

Lemma: יְהוֹיָדָע (Yᵉhôwyâdâʻ)

Pronunciation: yeh-ho-yaw-daw'

POS: yeh-ho-yaw-daw' Morph: n-pr-m

Exegesis: from and ; Jehovah-known;

Definition: from יְהֹוָה and יָדַע; Jehovah-known; Jehojada, the name of three Israelites; Jehoiada. Compare יוֹיָדָע.

KJV Usage: Jehoiada. Compare .

Senses[edit | edit source]

• 1. Jehoiada = "Jehovah knows"
• 2. 1) father of Benaiah, David's mighty warrior
• 3. 2) leader of the priests who joined David at Hebron
• 4. 3) high priest at the time of Athaliah's usurpation of the throne of Judah; hid Joash, the king's son, for six years and eventually replaced him on the throne of Judah
• 5. 4) second priest, or sagan, to Seraiah the high priest

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