Given name
Jehoiada
“yahu knows”
Jehoiada is used as a given name.
Original Hebrewיהוידע
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Jehoiada means “yahu knows.”
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Where it comes from
Jehoiada is a biblical name from Hebrew.
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How it developed
From the Hebrew name yahu (יהו), “and,” and the Hebrew verb yada' (ידע), “to know.”
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In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Jehoiada appears in 2 Samuel 8:18.
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Jehoiada’s family of names
See also 4
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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