פדיה
padayah
proper masculine noun
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From פדה (H6299) and יה (H3050)
or פדיהו Pᵉdâyâhûw; from H6299 and H3050; Jah has ransomed; Pedajah, the name of six Israelites:—Pedaiah.
Outline
- Pedaiah = "Jehovah has ransomed"
- father of Zebudah, the wife of king Josiah and the mother of king Jehoiakim both of Judah
- father of Zerubbabel and brother of Shealtiel who is usually called the father of Zerubbabel probably because of a lack of an heir from Shealtiel who was in the direct line of succession