Jedidiah
//ˌd͡ʒɛdɪˈdaɪə// name
name ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A name of King Solomon.
"And David comforted Bathsheba his wife, and went in unto her, and lay with her: and she bare a son, and he called his name Solomon: and the Lord loved him. And he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet; and he called his name Jedidiah, because of the LORD."
- 2 A rare male given name from Hebrew.
Example
More examples"And David comforted Bathsheba his wife, and went in unto her, and lay with her: and she bare a son, and he called his name Solomon: and the Lord loved him. And he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet; and he called his name Jedidiah, because of the LORD."
Etymology
Borrowed from Hebrew יְדִידְיָה (“beloved of Yahweh”).
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