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Jedidiah

Syllables: Jed·i·di·ah/ˌd͡ʒɛdɪˈdaɪə/

Jedidiah proper noun: a name of King Solomon.

Proper noun

Jedidiah

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

Forms of Jedidiah

alternative formJedediah

Origin of Jedidiah

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

Words that rhyme with Jedidiah

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Questions about Jedidiah

What does Jedidiah mean?
Jedidiah means a name of King Solomon.
What part of speech is Jedidiah?
Jedidiah is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Jedidiah?
Jedidiah is pronounced /ˌd͡ʒɛdɪˈdaɪə/.

Words near Jedidiah in the dictionary

  1. Jedi Master
  2. Jedi Masters
  3. Jedi mind trick
  4. Jedi mind tricks
  5. Jedicide
  6. Jedidiah
  7. Jediism
  8. Jediist
  9. Jedis
  10. Jedlicka
  11. Jedrzejow

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