Jehoiada

American  

[ji-hoi-uh-duh] / dʒɪˈhɔɪ ə də /

noun

1. (in the Bible) a priest of Judah who led the revolt against Athalia.

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Etymology

Origin of Jehoiada

From Hebrew Yəhōyādhāʿ “Yahweh knows”

Example Sentences

But Jehoiada grew old and was full of days, and he died; an hundred and thirty years old was he when he died.

From The Bible Story by Hall, Newton Marshall

And Joash did that which was right in the eyes of the Lord all the days of Jehoiada the priest.

From The Bible Story by Hall, Newton Marshall

Such was that covenant that Jehoiada established, after their engagements for spirituals to God.

From The Covenants And The Covenanters Covenants, Sermons, and Documents of the Covenanted Reformation by Kerr, James

After the great apostasy by Athaliah, Jehoiada renewed their interest by a covenant.

From The Covenants And The Covenanters Covenants, Sermons, and Documents of the Covenanted Reformation by Kerr, James

It was Jehosheba, and her husband, the high priest, was named Jehoiada, and the little king was Joash, or Jehoash.

From Holidays at the Grange or A Week's Delight Games and Stories for Parlor and Fireside by Higgins, Emily Mayer