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יֶהְדַי

𐤉𐤄𐤃𐤉

Yeheday

H3056 noun

SILEX Entry

Root uncertain uncertain, possible connection to 'praise', possible connection to 'Judah'

Definition

Yehday is a personal name occurring in genealogical records, best attested as the name of a Judahite family ancestor. The primary lexical value is as a proper noun, denoting an individual whose precise etymology and significance are uncertain.

Semantic Range

personal name, proper noun (of an Israelite ancestor); no established lexical meaning in ordinary vocabulary

Root / Etymology

Uncertain. Most likely constructed from an abbreviated form of יהודה (Yehudah/Judah) and a theophoric suffix or alternative nominal ending. The vocalization suggests a linkage to root ידה (y-d-h, 'to praise, give thanks'), but the formation does not match conventional theophoric names, and direct derivation from Judah or related roots is ambiguous.

Historical & Contextual Notes

יֶהְדַי Yehday appears only in 1 Chronicles 2:47 as an ancestor among genealogies of the tribe of Judah in post-exilic literature. The precise sense and etymology of the name are unclear, and it may represent a short or dialectal form of a longer theophoric name or a variant orthography. Later translations and interpretations (e.g., 'Jehdai' in KJV tradition) are attempts to represent a name whose meaning was already obscure in the Second Temple period. Yehday is best regarded simply as an Israelite personal name from the genealogical tradition, with no clear lexical meaning or direct semantic relationship to 'Judahite' or 'Judean.'

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

perhaps from a form corresponding to יְהוּדlemma יְהיּד yod, corrected to יְהוּד; Judaistic; Jehdai, an Israelite; Jehdai.

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Root Family

uncertain (possibly ידה / יהד) (uncertain (possibly y-d-h)) — uncertain; possibly praise, thanksgiving; possible association with Judah

Word Forms

1 distinct form

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H3056-01 יָהְדָּ֑י yaheday HNp Jahdai Yehday 1

Occurrences in Scripture

1 total occurrence

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H3056-01 1 Chronicles 2:47 יָהְדָּ֑י yaheday HNp Jahdai Yehday
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