פְּדָיָהוּ
pe.da.yah
Pedaiah
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
Supported# Pedaiah (H6305G) Based on the lexical data provided, Pedaiah (פְּדָיָהוּ) is a proper name that appears once in the Hebrew Bible. As a biblical name, it is a compound formed from Hebrew elements meaning roughly "Yah redeemed" or "the Lord redeemed," though the specific lexicon entry does not elaborate on its etymological components. The single occurrence in scripture limits what can be determined about this figure's significance or role. Without additional contextual information from the lexicon data itself, we cannot assess whether this person held a major or minor position in biblical history, nor can we determine the theological importance attached to the name. The name's form as a proper noun indicates it belonged to a specific individual within the biblical narrative, but the data provided does not identify which biblical passage contains this reference or what that person's function was. This entry demonstrates how many proper names in the Hebrew Bible appear with minimal frequency, making it difficult to develop a fuller picture of their historical or religious significance based solely on lexical occurrence. To understand Pedaiah's role in biblical narrative and history, one would need to consult the specific passage where the name appears and cross-reference it with historical and textual sources beyond the lexicon entry itself.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
1 total occurrence across the text