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

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

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

From Time Magazine Archive

Gedaliah was a man of wealth, and he expended his means in the acquisition of books and in making journeys in search of sacred and profane knowledge.

From Chapters on Jewish Literature by Abrahams, Israel

Then went Jeremiah to Gedaliah the royal governor to Mizpah, and dwelt with him among the people that were left in the land.

From The Bible Story by Hall, Newton Marshall