🔼The name Jehoaddan: Summary
- Meaning
- Yahweh Delights, Lord Of Pleasure
- Etymology
- From (1) יהו (yahu), the name of the Lord, and (2) the noun עדן ('eden), delight, finery or luxury.
🔼The name Jehoaddan in the Bible
The only Jehoaddan in the Bible is the mother of king Amaziah (1 Chronicles 14:2). In 2 Kings 14:2 her name is spelled with a yod before the final nun: יהועדין
🔼Etymology of the name Jehoaddan
The name Jehoaddin consists of two elements. The first part is יה (Yah) = יהו (Yahu) = יו (Yu), which in turn is an abbreviated form of the name usually translated with Lord: יהוה, YHWH, or Yahweh.
The second part of the name Jehoaddan comes from the verb עדן ('adan), meaning to make luxurious:
עדן
Root עדן ('eden) has to do with free exchange of broadly diverse information, services and goods — which is where wealth comes from, in the modern understanding of economy. Nouns עדן ('eden), עדנה ('edna) and מעדן (ma'adan) mean delight, finery or luxury. Adjective עדין ('adin) means delightful or luxurious. Verb עדן ('adan) means to luxuriate or to delight.
🔼Jehoaddan meaning
For a meaning of the name Jehoaddan, NOBSE Study Bible Name List reads Yahweh Delights. Jones' Dictionary of Old Testament Proper Names has Lord Of Pleasure.