# H6305 פְּדָיָה

פְּדָיָה (Pᵉdâyâh), Strong’s H6305: Pedajah, the name of six Israelites KJV: Pedaiah.. Occurs 8 times.

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*Pᵉdâyâh* — Pedajah, the name of six Israelites

KJV: Pedaiah.

Built from [פָּדָה pâdâh](https://besorah.bible/word/H6299) (to sever, i.e. ransom) + [יָהּ Yâhh](https://besorah.bible/word/H3050) (Jah, the sacred name) — means “Jah has ransomed”

Occurs 8 times.

## Brown–Driver–Briggs
- פְּדָיָהוּ, פְּדָיָה n.pr.m. (י׳ hath ransomed)
- 1 father-in-law of Josiah
- 2 father of Zerub.
- 3 a
- 4 Benjamite
- 5 Levite
- 6 Manassite

## Where it occurs
- [2 Kings 23:36](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/2-kings/23?v=36) — Jehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name…
- [Nehemiah 3:25](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/nehemiah/3?v=25) — Palal the son of Uzai made repairs opposite the turning of the wall, and the tower that stands out from the upper house…
- [Nehemiah 8:4](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/nehemiah/8?v=4) — Ezra the scribe stood on a pulpit of wood, which they had made for the purpose; and beside him stood Mattithiah, Shema…
- [Nehemiah 11:7](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/nehemiah/11?v=7) — These are the sons of Benjamin: Sallu the son of Meshullam, the son of Joed, the son of Pedaiah, the son of Kolaiah…
- [Nehemiah 13:13](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/nehemiah/13?v=13) — I made treasurers over the treasuries, Shelemiah the priest, and Zadok the scribe, and of the Levites, Pedaiah: and…
- [1 Chronicles 3:18](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/1-chronicles/3?v=18) — Malchiram, Pedaiah, Shenazzar, Jekamiah, Hoshama, and Nedabiah.
- [1 Chronicles 3:19](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/1-chronicles/3?v=19) — The sons of Pedaiah: Zerubbabel and Shimei. The sons of Zerubbabel: Meshullam and Hananiah; and Shelomith was their…
- [1 Chronicles 27:20](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/1-chronicles/27?v=20) — of the children of Ephraim, Hoshea the son of Azaziah; of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Joel the son of Pedaiah;