Bible Dictionary

Jedidiah

The name Jedidiah means “beloved of the Lord”.

Easton's Bible Dictionary 1897

Beloved by Jehovah, the name which, by the mouth of Nathan, the Lord gave to Solomon at his birth as a token of the divine favour (2 Sam. 12:25).

Smith's Bible Dictionary 1863

(beloved of Jehovah), Jedid-jah (darling of Jehovah), the name bestowed, through Nathan the prophet, on David’s son Solomon. (2 Samuel 12:25)

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia 1915

jed-i-di'-a (yedhidh-yah, "the beloved of Yah"): The name conferred by God through Nathan upon Solomon at his birth (2Sa 12:25).