Given name
Hiddai
“joyful”·“joy of Yah”
Hiddai is used as a given name.
Original Hebrewהדי
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Hiddai is thought to mean “joyful” or “joy of Yah.”
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Where it comes from
Hiddai is a biblical name, probably from Hebrew.
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How it developed
Possibly from the Hebrew verb hadad (הדד), “to be jolly loud, and perhaps.”
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In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Hiddai appears in 2 Samuel 23:30.
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Hiddai’s family of names
See also 3
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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Hircanus
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