Gedaliah
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Gedaliah
From Hebrew Gədalyāhū “God is great”
Example Sentences
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One was a seal inscribed in Hebrew: "To Gedaliah, who rules the house."
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
The Feast of Gedaliah is still celebrated by orthodox Jews the week before Yom Kippur.
From Time Magazine Archive
After describing the destruction of the little kingdom established at Mizpah under Gedaliah, the Hebrew historical records suddenly become silent.
From The Makers and Teachers of Judaism by Kent, Charles Foster
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.
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