Bible Dictionary
Jahdai
Jahdai appears in the genealogy of Caleb as the father of six sons. He was probably a descendant of Caleb, though the genealogical text is uncertain.
Definition
Jahdai appears in the genealogy of Caleb as the father of six sons. He is probably a descendant of Caleb, although the genealogical text places his name abruptly and its original connection is uncertain. The name is interpreted as “whom Jehovah directs” or “Yah leads.”
Biblical Usage
Jahdai is mentioned only in a genealogical context as the father of six sons within the Calebite line.
Historical Background
The supplied material suggests that Jahdai may have been a descendant of Caleb whose name was displaced from its original position in the text. Another proposal regards him as a wife or concubine of Caleb.
Scripture References
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Easton's Bible Dictionary
Grasper, a descendant of Caleb, of the family of Hezron (1 Chr. 2:47).
Smith's Bible Dictionary
(whom Jehovah directs), a man who appears to be thrust abruptly into the genealogy of Caleb, as the father of six sons. (1 Chronicles 2:47)
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>ja'-da-i, ja'-di (yahday, "Yah leads" (?); Baer reads yehday): In 1Ch 2:47, where six sons of Jahdai are mentioned. "The name has been taken as that of another wife or concubine of Caleb; more probably Jahdai is a descendant of Caleb, whose name, in the original connection, has fallen from the text" (Curtis, Chronicles, 96).</p>