Hebrew proper noun (a person) · H1436
גְּדַּלְיָה
Gedalyahghed-al-yaw'
Gedaliah; Gedaliah; Gedaliah; Gedaliah; Gedaliah; Gedaliah
32 uses in the Hebrew text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: Gᵉdalyâh
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's H1436is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 5 of 39Old Testament books
- 15spellings
- 6meanings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · H1436
Gedaljah, the name of five Israelites
The King James renders it: Gedaliah.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
Gedalyah is rendered "Gedaliah; Gedaliah; Gedaliah; Gedaliah; Gedaliah; Gedaliah". It stands 32 times in the Hebrew text, across five books.
- Twenty-three of the uses stand in Jeremiah, more than in any other book.
- The lexicon lists six meanings for it, beginning with "Gedaliah".
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.2 Kings 25:22Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, over the people he had left behind in the land of Judah.
- The Greek text spells it fifteen different ways.
The first use
Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, over the people he had left behind in the land of Judah.
2 Kings 25:22גְּדַלְיָ֖הוּ
The first use, in the order of the Old Testament's books.
Where the word stands
Twenty-three of the word's thirty-two uses are in Jeremiah.
What the word means
The word carries six meanings: Gedaliah, and Gedaliah, and Gedaliah, and Gedaliah, and Gedaliah, and Gedaliah.
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
| Meaning | Tagged as | Where |
|---|---|---|
| GedaliahStrong's entry A | Tagged aslisted under the table | Where2 Kings 25:22Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan… |
| GedaliahStrong's entry B | Tagged aslisted under the table | Wherein the ledger below |
| GedaliahStrong's entry A | Tagged aslisted under the table | Wherein the ledger below |
| GedaliahStrong's entry A | Tagged aslisted under the table | Wherein the ledger below |
| GedaliahStrong's entry B | Tagged aslisted under the table | Wherein the ledger below |
| GedaliahStrong's entry B | Tagged aslisted under the table | Wherein the ledger below |
How the Greek text is glossed, word by word
- Gedaliah30
- and Gedaliah2
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
| Word | Written | Meaning | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|
| גְּדוּד | gedud | band | Uses33 |
| גְּדִי | gedi | kid | Uses16 |
| גְּדוּלָה | gedulah | greatness | Uses12 |
| גְּדֵרָה | gederah | wall | Uses9 |
| גְּדַד | gedad | to chop | Uses2 |
| גְּדִל | gedil | tassel | Uses2 |
| גְּדוּד | gedud | furrow | Uses2 |
| גְּדָבָר | gedabar | treasurer | Uses2 |
| גְּדֵרִי | Gederi | Gederite | Uses1 |
| גְּדוּפָה | geduphah | taunt | Uses1 |
| גְּדִיָּה | gediah | kid | Uses1 |
| גְּדֵרָתִי | Gederathi | Gederathite | Uses1 |
and 1 more on the stem.
All 32, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
15 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- גְּדַלְיָ֖הוּ9
- גְּדַלְיָ֙הוּ֙5
- גְּדַלְיָ֥הוּ3
- גְּדַלְיָ֖ה2
- גְּדַלְיָ֔הוּ2
- גְּדַלְיָ֨הוּ2
- גְּדַלְיָ֣ה1
- גְּדַלְיָ֥ה1
- גְּדַלְיָ֔ה1
- גְּדַלְיָ֡הוּ1
- גְּדַלְיָהוּ֩1
- גְּדַלְיָ֤הוּ1
and 3 more spellings in the ledger below.
The grammar of each form
- proper noun (a name)30HNpm
- conjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)2HC/Npm
2 Kings
five uses
Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, over the people he had left behind in the land of Judah.
- גְּדַלְיָ֖הוּgedalyahuproper noun (a name)tagged: Gedaliah
When all the commanders of the armies and their men heard that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah as governor, they came to Gedaliah at Mizpah—Ishmael son of Nethaniah, Johanan son of Kareah, Seraiah son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite, and Jaazaniah son of the Maacathite, as well as their men.
- גְּדַלְיָ֔הוּgedalyahuproper noun (a name)tagged: Gedaliah
- גְּדַלְיָ֖הוּgedalyahuproper noun (a name)tagged: Gedaliah
And Gedaliah took an oath before them and their men, assuring them, “Do not be afraid of the servants of the Chaldeans. Live in the land and serve the king of Babylon, and it will be well with you.”
- גְּדַלְיָ֙הוּ֙gedalyahuproper noun (a name)tagged: Gedaliah
In the seventh month, however, Ishmael son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, who was a member of the royal family, came with ten men and struck down and killed Gedaliah, along with the Judeans and Chaldeans who were with him at Mizpah.
- גְּדַלְיָ֖הוּgedalyahuproper noun (a name)tagged: Gedaliah
1 Chronicles
two uses
From the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah—six in all—under the direction of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with the harp, giving thanks and praise to the LORD.
- גְּדַלְיָ֡הוּgedalyahuproper noun (a name)tagged: Gedaliah
The first lot, which was for Asaph, fell to Joseph, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all; the second to Gedaliah, his sons, and his brothers—12 in all;
- גְּדַלְיָ֙הוּ֙gedalyahuproper noun (a name)tagged: Gedaliah
Ezra
one use
Among the descendants of the priests who had married foreign women were found these descendants of Jeshua son of Jozadak and his brothers:
- וּגְדַלְיָֽה׃ugedalyahconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)tagged: and Gedaliah
Jeremiah
twenty-three uses
Now Shephatiah son of Mattan, Gedaliah son of Pashhur, Jucal son of Shelemiah, and Pashhur son of Malchijah heard that Jeremiah had been telling all the people:
- וּגְדַלְיָ֙הוּ֙ugedalyahuconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)tagged: and Gedaliah
had Jeremiah brought from the courtyard of the guard, and they turned him over to Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, to take him home. So Jeremiah remained among his own people.
- גְּדַלְיָ֙הוּ֙gedalyahuproper noun (a name)tagged: Gedaliah
But before Jeremiah turned to go, Nebuzaradan added, “Return to Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon has appointed over the cities of Judah, and stay with him among the people, or go anywhere else that seems right.” Then the captain of the guard gave him a ration and a gift and released him.
- גְּדַלְיָ֣הgedalyahproper noun (a name)tagged: Gedaliah
So Jeremiah went to Gedaliah son of Ahikam at Mizpah and stayed with him among the people who were left in the land.
- גְּדַלְיָ֥הgedalyahproper noun (a name)tagged: Gedaliah
When all the commanders and men of the armies in the field heard that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam over the land and that he had put him in charge of the men, women, and children who were the poorest of the land and had not been exiled to Babylon,
- גְּדַלְיָ֥הוּgedalyahuproper noun (a name)tagged: Gedaliah
they came to Gedaliah at Mizpah—Ishmael son of Nethaniah, Johanan and Jonathan the sons of Kareah, Seraiah son of Tanhumeth, the sons of Ephai the Netophathite, and Jezaniah son of the Maacathite—they and their men.
- גְּדַלְיָ֖הgedalyahproper noun (a name)tagged: Gedaliah
Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, swore an oath to them and their men, assuring them, “Do not be afraid to serve the Chaldeans. Live in the land and serve the king of Babylon, and it will go well with you.
- גְּדַלְיָ֨הוּgedalyahuproper noun (a name)tagged: Gedaliah
When all the Jews in Moab, Ammon, Edom, and all the other lands heard that the king of Babylon had left a remnant in Judah and had appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, over them,
- גְּדַלְיָ֖הוּgedalyahuproper noun (a name)tagged: Gedaliah
they all returned from all the places to which they had been banished and came to the land of Judah, to Gedaliah at Mizpah. And they gathered an abundance of wine grapes and summer fruit.
- גְּדַלְיָ֖הוּgedalyahuproper noun (a name)tagged: Gedaliah
Meanwhile, Johanan son of Kareah and all the commanders of the armies in the field came to Gedaliah at Mizpah
- גְּדַלְיָ֖הוּgedalyahuproper noun (a name)tagged: Gedaliah
and said to him, “Are you aware that Baalis king of the Ammonites has sent Ishmael son of Nethaniah to take your life?” But Gedaliah son of Ahikam did not believe them.
- גְּדַלְיָ֖הוּgedalyahuproper noun (a name)tagged: Gedaliah
Then Johanan son of Kareah spoke privately to Gedaliah at Mizpah. “Let me go and kill Ishmael son of Nethaniah,” he said. “No one will know it. Why should he take your life and scatter all the people of Judah who have gathered to you, so that the remnant of Judah would perish?”
- גְּדַלְיָהוּ֩gedalyahuproper noun (a name)tagged: Gedaliah
But Gedaliah son of Ahikam said to Johanan son of Kareah, “Do not do such a thing! What you are saying about Ishmael is a lie.”
- גְּדַלְיָ֤הוּgedalyahuproper noun (a name)tagged: Gedaliah
In the seventh month, Ishmael son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, who was a member of the royal family and one of the king’s chief officers, came with ten men to Gedaliah son of Ahikam at Mizpah, and they ate a meal together there.
- גְּדַלְיָ֥הוּgedalyahuproper noun (a name)tagged: Gedaliah
Then Ishmael son of Nethaniah and the ten men who were with him got up and struck down Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, with the sword, killing the one whom the king of Babylon had appointed to govern the land.
- גְּדַלְיָ֨הוּgedalyahuproper noun (a name)tagged: Gedaliah
Ishmael also killed all the Jews who were with Gedaliah at Mizpah, as well as the Chaldean soldiers who were there.
- גְּדַלְיָ֙הוּ֙gedalyahuproper noun (a name)tagged: Gedaliah
On the second day after the murder of Gedaliah, when no one yet knew about it,
- גְּדַלְיָ֑הוּgedalyahuproper noun (a name)tagged: Gedaliah
And Ishmael son of Nethaniah went out from Mizpah to meet them, weeping as he went. When Ishmael encountered the men, he said, “Come to Gedaliah son of Ahikam.”
- גְּדַלְיָ֥הוּgedalyahuproper noun (a name)tagged: Gedaliah
Now the cistern into which Ishmael had thrown all the bodies of the men he had struck down along with Gedaliah was a large one that King Asa had made for fear of Baasha king of Israel. Ishmael son of Nethaniah filled it with the slain.
- גְּדַלְיָ֔הוּgedalyahuproper noun (a name)tagged: Gedaliah
Then Ishmael took captive all the remnant of the people of Mizpah—the daughters of the king along with all the others who remained in Mizpah—over whom Nebuzaradan captain of the guard had appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam. Ishmael son of Nethaniah took them captive and set off to cross over to the Ammonites.
- גְּדַלְיָ֖הוּgedalyahuproper noun (a name)tagged: Gedaliah
Then Johanan son of Kareah and all the commanders of the armies with him took the whole remnant of the people from Mizpah whom he had recovered from Ishmael son of Nethaniah after Ishmael had killed Gedaliah son of Ahikam: the soldiers, women, children, and court officials he had brought back from Gibeon.
- גְּדַלְיָ֖הgedalyahproper noun (a name)tagged: Gedaliah
to escape the Chaldeans. For they were afraid of the Chaldeans because Ishmael son of Nethaniah had struck down Gedaliah son of Ahikam, whom the king of Babylon had appointed over the land.
- גְּדַלְיָ֙הוּ֙gedalyahuproper noun (a name)tagged: Gedaliah
the men, the women, the children, the king’s daughters, and everyone whom Nebuzaradan captain of the guard had allowed to remain with Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, as well as Jeremiah the prophet and Baruch son of Neriah.
- גְּדַלְיָ֖הוּgedalyahuproper noun (a name)tagged: Gedaliah
Zephaniah
one use
This is the word of the LORD that came to Zephaniah son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hezekiah, in the days of Josiah son of Amon king of Judah:
- גְּדַלְיָ֔הgedalyahproper noun (a name)tagged: Gedaliah
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.