Gedaliah

American  

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

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of Gedaliah

From Hebrew Gədalyāhū “God is great”

Example Sentences

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

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

Nebuchadrezzar made Gedaliah, the grandson of Shaphan, governor over the people he had left in the land of Judah.

From The Children's Bible by Sherman, Henry A.

And Ishmael the son of Nethaniah went forth from Mizpah weeping as he went and it came to pass as he met them he said to them, "Come to Gedaliah."

From The Bible Story by Hall, Newton Marshall