Adaiah

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(adorned by Jehovah). (1) Maternal grandfather of King Josiah (2 Kings 22:1¹Josiah 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. (2 Kings 22:1)). (2) A Levite (1 Chron. 6:41⁴¹The son of Ethni, the son of Zerah, the son of Adaiah, (1 Chronicles 6:41)); called Iddo (1 Chron. 6:21²¹Joah his son, Iddo his son, Zerah his son, Jeaterai his son. (1 Chronicles 6:21)). (3) A Benjamite (1 Chron. 8:21²¹And Adaiah, and Beraiah, and Shimrath, the sons of Shimhi; (1 Chronicles 8:21)). (4) A son of Jehoram (1 Chron. 9:12¹²And Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of Pashur, the son of Malchijah, and Maasiai the son of Adiel, the son of Jahzerah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Meshillemith, the son of Immer; (1 Chronicles 9:12); Neh. 11:12¹²And their brethren that did the work of the house were eight hundred twenty and two: and Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of Pelaliah, the son of Amzi, the son of Zechariah, the son of Pashur, the son of Malchiah, (Nehemiah 11:12)). (5) Ancestor of Maaseiah (2 Chron. 23:1¹And in the seventh year Jehoiada strengthened himself, and took the captains of hundreds, Azariah the son of Jeroham, and Ishmael the son of Jehohanan, and Azariah the son of Obed, and Maaseiah the son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat the son of Zichri, into covenant with him. (2 Chronicles 23:1)). (6) A descendant of Bani (Ezra 10:29,39²⁹And of the sons of Bani; Meshullam, Malluch, and Adaiah, Jashub, and Sheal, and Ramoth. (Ezra 10:29)
³⁹And Shelemiah, and Nathan, and Adaiah, (Ezra 10:39)). (7) A Judahite (Neh. 11:5⁵And Maaseiah the son of Baruch, the son of Col-hozeh, the son of Hazaiah, the son of Adaiah, the son of Joiarib, the son of Zechariah, the son of Shiloni. (Nehemiah 11:5)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

1. Father of Jedidah and grandfather of Josiah, king of Judah (2 Kings 22:1¹Josiah 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. (2 Kings 22:1)).

2. Son of Ethan, a Gershonite (1 Chron. 6:41⁴¹The son of Ethni, the son of Zerah, the son of Adaiah, (1 Chronicles 6:41)).

3. One of the sons of Shimhi (1 Chron. 8:21²¹And Adaiah, and Beraiah, and Shimrath, the sons of Shimhi; (1 Chronicles 8:21)).

4. Son of Jeroham (1 Chron. 9:12¹²And Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of Pashur, the son of Malchijah, and Maasiai the son of Adiel, the son of Jahzerah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Meshillemith, the son of Immer; (1 Chronicles 9:12)).

5. Father of Maaseiah, a “ captain of hundreds” (2 Chron. 23:1¹And in the seventh year Jehoiada strengthened himself, and took the captains of hundreds, Azariah the son of Jeroham, and Ishmael the son of Jehohanan, and Azariah the son of Obed, and Maaseiah the son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat the son of Zichri, into covenant with him. (2 Chronicles 23:1)).

6-7. Two who had married strange wives (Ezra 10:29, 39²⁹And of the sons of Bani; Meshullam, Malluch, and Adaiah, Jashub, and Sheal, and Ramoth. (Ezra 10:29)
³⁹And Shelemiah, and Nathan, and Adaiah, (Ezra 10:39)).

8. One whose descendants returned from exile and dwelt in Jerusalem (Neh. 11:5⁵And Maaseiah the son of Baruch, the son of Col-hozeh, the son of Hazaiah, the son of Adaiah, the son of Joiarib, the son of Zechariah, the son of Shiloni. (Nehemiah 11:5)).

9. One who returned from exile, and did the work of the house of the Lord (Neh. 11:12¹²And their brethren that did the work of the house were eight hundred twenty and two: and Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of Pelaliah, the son of Amzi, the son of Zechariah, the son of Pashur, the son of Malchiah, (Nehemiah 11:12)).

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

5718 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

`Adayah

Phonic:

ad-aw-yaw’

Meaning:

or mAdayahuw {ad-aw-yaw'-hoo}; from 5710 and 3050; Jah has adorned; Adajah, the name of eight Israelites

KJV Usage:

Adaiah

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

adorned of Jah

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

God adorned; witness of Jehovah:―the name of eight Israelites, Neh. 11:5. {Dominus ornavit}