H3040: יְדִידָה
Yᵉdîydâh · pronounced yed-ee-daw' · “Jedidah”
Definition
Jedidah, an Israelitess
KJV translates it as: Jedidah.
Word origin: feminine of H3039 (יְדִיד); beloved;
Extended definition
A woman living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 2Ki.22.1;
daughter of: Adaiah (H5718); married to Amon (H0526H);
mother of: Josiah (H2977)
§ Jedidah = "beloved"
the wife of king Amon and mother of king Josiah
daughter of: Adaiah (H5718); married to Amon (H0526H);
mother of: Josiah (H2977)
§ Jedidah = "beloved"
the wife of king Amon and mother of king Josiah
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H3040 is translated
- was jedidah ×1
Bible verses with H3040 (Yᵉdîydâh)
Yᵉdîydâh appears in 1 verse.
- 2 Kings 22:1
Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned thirty and one years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Jedidah, the daughter of Adaiah of Boscath.