yo.ya.da is a personal name used in family records, priestly context, and an account of gate repair.

The attested form is a personal name used chiefly to identify a man within family and priestly records, while Nehemiah 3:6 identifies a bearer of the name among those repairing a gate.

1. Personal name in family and civic identification · dominant

   Each occurrence is tagged Noun · Proper. In Nehemiah 12:10 and Nehemiah 12:11, the APB renders the name within successive father-son statements; Nehemiah 12:22 and Nehemiah 13:28 place it in priestly and family identification, while Nehemiah 3:6 names a man participating in the strengthening of the gate of Yeshanah.

   Nehemiah 12:10Nehemiah 12:11Nehemiah 12:22Nehemiah 13:28Nehemiah 3:6

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term as “Joiada” in each cited verse, using it to identify individuals in genealogical, priestly, family, and construction clauses. These clauses confirm the name’s identifying function rather than supply a separate lexical rendering.