Jedidiah

English

Alternative forms

• Jedediah

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew יְדִידְיָה (“beloved of Yahweh”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌd͡ʒɛdɪˈdaɪə/
• Rhymes: -aɪə
• Hyphenation: Jed‧i‧di‧ah

Proper noun

Jedidiah

1. A name of King Solomon.
   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 2 Samuel 12:24-25:

     And David comforted Bathsheba his wife, and went in unto her, and lay with her: and she bare a son, and he called his name Solomon: and the Lord loved him. And he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet; and he called his name Jedidiah, because of the LORD.

2. A rare male given name from Hebrew.

Related terms

• Jed