Igdaliah

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The origin of the name Igdaliah is Hebrew
This is how Igdaliah is written in Hebrew:This is how it is pronounced
יִגְדַּלְיָהוּ yig-dal-yaw’-hoo
The biblical meaning of the name Igdaliah is:
According to:Meaning:
Strong“magnified of Jehovah”
Gesenius”whom Jehovah shall make great”
Hitchcock“the greatness of the Lord”

In The Bible:
Igdaliah was

1. The Father of Hanan


The name Igdaliah appears in the bible in the following verses:

Jeremiah 35:4 KJV
And I brought them into the house of the LORD, into the chamber of the sons of Hanan, the son of Igdaliah, a man of God, which was by the chamber of the princes, which was above the chamber of Maaseiah the son of Shallum, the keeper of the door: