Jediael
ye.di.a.el is a personal name used in genealogical lists and in accounts involving warriors and David's supporters.
The term is attested as a proper personal name, chiefly within family and descendant lists, while also occurring in passages concerning named warriors and those who helped David.
Senses in use
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Personal name in lists and warrior contexts · dominant
Every occurrence is tagged Noun · Proper. In 1 Chronicles 7:6 the APB includes the name in Benjamin's three sons; in 1 Chronicles 7:10 and 1 Chronicles 7:11 it presents descendants and family heads connected with the name, and in 1 Chronicles 26:2 it names the second son of Meshelemiah. In 1 Chronicles 11:45 the APB renders "Jediael son of Shimri," while 1 Chronicles 12:21 concerns men who helped David, though the translation does not explicitly reproduce the name in that verse.
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB explicitly presents the name as "Jediael" in the genealogical and individual listings, including 1 Chronicles 7:10 and 1 Chronicles 11:45. In 1 Chronicles 12:21, the supplied translation describes aid given to David without explicitly reproducing the name.