Jedidiah

//ˌd͡ʒɛdɪˈdaɪə// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 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. 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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