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Gedaliah

American  
[ged-l-ahy-uh, gi-dahl-yuh] / ˌgɛd lˈaɪ ə, gɪˈdɑl jə /

noun

  1. (in the Bible) the governor of Judah after its conquest by Babylon.


Etymology

Origin of Gedaliah

From Hebrew Gədalyāhū “God is great”

Example Sentences

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From the soles of his high-laced shoes to the top of his balding pate, Nathan Gedaliah Richman is the kind of executive that Richman workers think is tops.

From Time Magazine Archive

One was a seal inscribed in Hebrew: "To Gedaliah, who rules the house."

From Time Magazine Archive

The Feast of Gedaliah is still celebrated by orthodox Jews the week before Yom Kippur.

From Time Magazine Archive

Meantime Judas had selected as his head-quarters the lofty hill of Mizpah, associated by earlier tradition with Samuel and the scene of the short-lived rule of Gedaliah.

From The Makers and Teachers of Judaism by Kent, Charles Foster

Under Gedaliah there was promise of a peaceful restoration of Judah.

From Stories of the Prophets (Before the Exile) by Landman, Isaac

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