GEDALIAH — (Heb. גְּדַלְיָה, גְּדַלְיָהוּ), son of Ahikam. Gedaliah was appointed by the Babylonians as governor of Judah after the capture of Jerusalem in 586 B.C.E.; members of his family had held important posts during the last decades of the kingdom of… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Gedaliah (disambiguation) — Gedaliah (גדליה) is a Hebrew name given to several men in history. It means made great by God. In the Bible* Gedaliah, the son of Achikam. He presided over the kingdom of Judah shortly after the destruction of the First Temple in Jerusalem. The… … Wikipedia
Fast of Ged|a|li|ah — «GEHD uh LY uh, guh DAHL yuh», a fast observed by Jews on the third of Tishri, the day after Rosh Hashanah, in remembrance of the murder of Gedaliah, governor of Judah under Nebuchadnezzar; Tzom Gedaliah. Jeremiah 41:2 … Useful english dictionary
Fast of Gedalia — The Fast of Gedalia (or Gedaliah) ( he. צוֹם גְּדָלִיָּה, IPAEng|gɛdˈlaɪə or IPA2|gɪˈdɑlyə, Tzom Gedaliah) is a Jewish fast day from dawn until dusk to lament the assassination of the righteous governor of Judah of that name, which ended Jewish… … Wikipedia
Gedaliah — According to the Hebrew Bible, Gedaliah the son of Ahikam (who saved the life of the prophet Jeremiah Jer. 26:24) and grandson of Shaphan (who was involved in the discovery of the scroll of Teaching that scholars identify as the core of the book… … Wikipedia
Fast of Gedaliah — noun (Judaism) a minor fast day on Tishri 3 that commemorates the killing of the Jewish governor of Judah • Topics: ↑Judaism • Hypernyms: ↑minor fast day * * * gəˈdälyə, ˌgedəˈliə Usage: capitalized F&G : a Jewish fast day observed on the 3d day… … Useful english dictionary
Fast — The sole fast required by the law of Moses was that of the great Day of Atonement (q.v.), Lev. 23:26 32. It is called the fast (Acts 27:9). The only other mention of a periodical fast in the Old Testament is in Zech. 7:1 7; 8:19, from which … Easton's Bible Dictionary
Fast of Gedaliah — /ged euh luy euh, gi dal yeuh/, Judaism. See Tzom Gedaliah. * * * … Universalium
Fast of Gedaliah — (Judaism) fast day held shortly after Rosh Hashanah (in memory of the murder of Gedalia, governor of Judea) … English contemporary dictionary
minor fast day — noun one of five minor fast days on the Jewish calendar • Hypernyms: ↑fast day • Hyponyms: ↑Fast of Gedaliah, ↑Fast of Tevet, ↑Fast of Esther, ↑Fast of the Firstborn, ↑Fast of Tammuz … Useful english dictionary
