Jedediah ( he, יְדִידְיָה) or Jedidiah is a Hebrew male

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...

, which is derived from the name ''Yedidyah'', meaning "beloved of

Jah Jah or Yah ( he, , ''Yāh'') is a short form of (YHWH), the four letters that form the tetragrammaton, the personal name of God: Yahweh, which the ancient Israelites used. The conventional Christian English pronunciation of ''Jah'' is , even th ...

". In the Hebrew Bible, Jedidiah (''Jeddedi'' in Brenton's Septuagint Translation) was the second or "blessing" name given by God through the prophet

Nathan Nathan or Natan may refer to: People *Nathan (given name), including a list of people and characters with this name *Nathan (surname) *Nathan (prophet), a person in the Hebrew Bible * Nathan (son of David), biblical figure, son of King David an ...

in infancy to

Solomon Solomon (; , ),, ; ar, سُلَيْمَان, ', , ; el, Σολομών, ; la, Salomon also called Jedidiah (Hebrew language, Hebrew: , Modern Hebrew, Modern: , Tiberian Hebrew, Tiberian: ''Yăḏīḏăyāh'', "beloved of Yahweh, Yah"), ...

, second son of

King David David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". w ...

and

Bathsheba Bathsheba ( or ; he, בַּת־שֶׁבַע, ''Baṯ-šeḇaʿ'', Bat-Sheva or Batsheva, "daughter of Sheba" or "daughter of the oath") was the wife of Uriah the Hittite and later of David, according to the Hebrew Bible. She was the mother of ...

. The name may also refer to:

People

Jedediah Berry Jedediah Berry (born 1977) is an American writer. He is the author of a novel, ''The Manual of Detection'' (2009). Background and education Berry was born in Randolph, Vermont, and spent his childhood in Catskill, New York. He attended Bard Coll ...

(born 1977), American writer * Jedediah Bila (born 1979), American writer and commentator *

Jedediah Buxton Jedediah Buxton (1707–1772) was a noted English mental calculator, born at Elmton, near Creswell, in Derbyshire.W. W. Rouse Ball (1960) ''Calculating Prodigies'', in Mathematical Recreations and Essays, Macmillan, New York, chapter 13. Life ...

(1707–1772), English mathematician * Jedediah Slason Carvell (1832–1894), Canadian businessman and politician *

Jedediah Dupree William Jedediah "Jed" Dupree (born October 7, 1979) is an American men's foil fencer. He was the 2001 NCAA Champion in individual men's foil, and the 2002 and 2005 National Champion in individual foil. He represented the United States at the ...

(born 1979), American fencer and fencing coach *

Jedediah Foster Jedediah Foster (October 10, 1726October 17, 1779) was a judge and advocate for independence during the American Revolution, and ultimately a justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. Foster was born in Andover, Massachusetts and studi ...

(1726–1779), American judge *

Jedediah M. Grant Jedediah Morgan Grant (February 21, 1816 – December 1, 1856) was a leader and an apostle of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). He was member of the First Council of the Seventy from 1845 to 1854 and served in the ...

(1816–1856), American religious leader *

Jedediah Herrick Jedediah Herrick (January 9, 1780 – October 10, 1847, Hampden, Maine) was a general of the Massachusetts militia from 1816 to 1828, after distinguishing himself during the War of 1812 The War of 1812 (18 June 1812 – 17 February 1815) ...

(1780–1847), American general *

Jedediah Hinkle Jedediah Hinkle is an American politician and a Republican member of the Montana House of Representatives. He previously served in the Montana Senate from 2015 to 2019. In 2021, he supported moving same-day voter registration In electoral s ...

, American politician * Jedediah Hotchkiss (1828–1899), American educator and topographer *

Jedediah Huntington Jedediah (or Jedidiah) Huntington (4 August 1743 – 25 September 1818), was an American general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. After the war, he served in numerous civilian posts. Early life Huntington was born ...

(1743–1818), American general *

Jedediah Vincent Huntington Jedediah Vincent Huntington, (alt. Jedidiah) was a clergyman and novelist. He was born 20 January 1815, in New York City, the son of Benjamin Huntington Jr. and Faith Trumbull Huntington. He died 10 March 1862, at Pau, France. Biography He recei ...

(1815–1862), American clergyman and novelist * Jedidiah Morse (1761–1826), American geographer * Jedidiah Norzi (1560–1626), Italian rabbi * Jedediah Peck (1748–1821), American politician * Jedediah Purdy (born 1974), American law professor and writer * Jedediah Sanger (1751-1829), American politician *

Jedediah Smith Jedediah Strong Smith (January 6, 1799 – May 27, 1831) was an American clerk, transcontinental pioneer, frontiersman, hunter, trapper, author, cartographer, mountain man and explorer of the Rocky Mountains, the Western United States, and ...

(1799–1831), American trader and explorer *

Jedediah K. Smith Jedediah Kilburn Smith (November 7, 1770 – December 17, 1828) was a U.S. Representative from New Hampshire. Born in Amherst, New Hampshire, Smith completed preparatory studies, then studied law. He was admitted to the bar and commenced practic ...

(1770–1828), American politician *

Jedidiah Strutt Jedediah Strutt (1726 – 7 May 1797) or Jedidiah Strutt – as he spelled it – was a hosier and cotton spinner from Belper, England. Strutt and his brother-in-law William Woollat developed an attachment to the stocking frame that allowed t ...

(1726–1797), English inventor

Fiction

* Jedediah, fictional cowboy diorama piece, played by Owen Wilson in '' Night at the Museum'' * Jedediah Leland, fictional character played by Joseph Cotten in the film ''

Citizen Kane ''Citizen Kane'' is a 1941 American drama film produced by, directed by, and starring Orson Welles. He also co-wrote the screenplay with Herman J. Mankiewicz. The picture was Welles' first feature film. ''Citizen Kane'' is frequently cited ...

'' * Jedediah Cooper, fictional main character in the film '' Hang 'Em High'' * Jedediah the Pilot in '' Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome'' * Jedediah Shine, fictional police officer in UK TV series '' Ripper Street'' * Levi Jedediah Calder, one of the main characters of novel '' Unwind'' * Jedidiah Sawyer, a character known as Leatherface in '' The Texas Chainsaw Massacre'' film franchise

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