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Jehoiada, Joiada

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(favored). A high priest (Neh. 12:10-11,22; 13:28¹⁰And Jeshua begat Joiakim, Joiakim also begat Eliashib, and Eliashib begat Joiada, ¹¹And Joiada begat Jonathan, and Jonathan begat Jaddua. (Nehemiah 12:10‑11)
²²The Levites in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, and Johanan, and Jaddua, were recorded chief of the fathers: also the priests, to the reign of Darius the Persian. (Nehemiah 12:22)
²⁸And one of the sons of Joiada, the son of Eliashib the high priest, was son in law to Sanballat the Horonite: therefore I chased him from me. (Nehemiah 13:28)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

Son of Eliashib, a descendant of Jeshua the priest (Neh. 12:10-11,22¹⁰And Jeshua begat Joiakim, Joiakim also begat Eliashib, and Eliashib begat Joiada, ¹¹And Joiada begat Jonathan, and Jonathan begat Jaddua. (Nehemiah 12:10‑11)
²²The Levites in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, and Johanan, and Jaddua, were recorded chief of the fathers: also the priests, to the reign of Darius the Persian. (Nehemiah 12:22); Neh. 13:28²⁸And one of the sons of Joiada, the son of Eliashib the high priest, was son in law to Sanballat the Horonite: therefore I chased him from me. (Nehemiah 13:28)).

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

3111 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

Yowyada`

Phonic:

yo-yaw-daw’

Meaning:

a form of 3077; Jojada, the name of two Israelites

KJV Usage:

Jehoiada, Joiada

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

Jehovah is knower

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

God has known; Jehovah-known:―son of Eliashib [JEHOIDA], Neh. 12:10. {Dominus cognovit}