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Jedidiah
Open directlyEaston's Bible Dictionary · 1897
Beloved by Jehovah, the name which, by the mouth of Nathan, the Lord gave to Solomon at his birth as a token of the divine favour (2 Sam. 12:25).
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Smith's Bible Dictionary · 1863
(beloved of Jehovah), Jedid-jah (darling of Jehovah), the name bestowed, through Nathan the prophet, on David’s son Solomon. (2 Samuel 12:25)
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Hastings Dictionary of the Bible · 1898
JEDIDI'AH (beloved of Jehovah), the name Nathan gave to Solomon. 2 Sam 12:25. It was a play on the word David, "beloved," which comes from the same root as "Jedid;" so, as the father was beloved, the child was the beloved of Jehovah.
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Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary · 1869
beloved of the Lord
Schaff's Dictionary of the Bible · 1880
JEDIDI'AH (beloved of Jehovah), the name Nathan gave to Solomon. 2 Sam 12:25. It was a play on the word David, "beloved," which comes from the same root as "Jedid;" so, as the father was beloved, the child was the beloved of Jehovah.