יְדִידyᵉdîyd

beloved, (poetry)

Pronunciation: yed-eed' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H3039

Meanings

1. my beloved (Isaiah 5:1; Jeremiah 11:15; Psalms 60:7)

2. lovely (Psalms 84:2)

3. feminine plural as abstract substantive (Psalms 45:1)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 9 times in the Bible.

  • Deuteronomy 33:12 Moses said this about the tribe of Benjamin: “The people of Benjamin are loved by the Lord and live in safety beside him. He surrounds them continuously and preserves them from every harm.”
  • Psalms 45:0
  • Psalms 60:5 Now rescue your beloved people. Answer and save us by your power.
  • Psalms 84:1 How lovely is your dwelling place, O Lord of Heaven’s Armies.
  • Psalms 108:6 Now rescue your beloved people. Answer and save us by your power.
  • Psalms 127:2 It is useless for you to work so hard from early morning until late at night, anxiously working for food to eat; for God gives rest to his loved ones.
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Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).