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Giddalti
Giddalti
גִּדַּלְתִּי gid.dal.ti
Giddalti (Hebrew: גִּדַּלְתִּי, gid.dal.ti) is a biblical name; its Hebrew etymology is not securely established. It appears in 2 verses across 1 book of the Bible. In United States birth records the name is below the reporting threshold. Appears with Bukkiah in 1 Chronicles 25.
The bearer in scripture
One person in scripture bears this name.
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Giddalti
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At a glance
- Verses
- 2 across 1 book
- Bearers
- 1 one person only
- Testament
- Old
- Era
- Divided Kingdom
Using it today
In United States birth records this name is below the reporting threshold. The Social Security Administration does not publish counts under five, so a name given to four children looks the same as one given to none.
In scripture
| Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| First appears | 1 Chronicles 25:4 |
| Last appears | 1 Chronicles 25:29 |
| Cross-references | 14 linked passages |
Names connected to this one
- Jerimoth co-occurrence Appears with Jerimoth in 1 Chronicles 25.
- Hanani co-occurrence Appears with Hanani in 1 Chronicles 25.
- Hananiah co-occurrence Appears with Hananiah in 1 Chronicles 25.
- Bukkiah co-occurrence Appears with Bukkiah in 1 Chronicles 25.
- Mahazioth co-occurrence Appears with Mahazioth in 1 Chronicles 25.
- Joshbekashah co-occurrence Appears with Joshbekashah in 1 Chronicles 25.
- Hothir co-occurrence Appears with Hothir in 1 Chronicles 25.
- Eliathah co-occurrence Appears with Eliathah in 1 Chronicles 25.
Origin & meaning
A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.25.4;
son of: Heman (H1968I);
brother of: Bukkiah (H1232), Mattaniah (H4983H), Uzziel (H5816J), Shebuel (H7619H), Jerimoth (H3406L), Hananiah (H2608P), Hanani (H2607H), Eliathah (H0448), Romamti-ezer (H7320), Joshbekashah (H3436), Mallothi (H4413), Hothir (H1956), Mahazioth (H4238)
§ Giddalti = "I make great"
one of the sons of Heman, the king's seer
Giddalti was one of the sons of Heman, appointed by King David as a temple musician to prophesy with lyres, harps, and cymbals.
The biblical story
Giddalti is mentioned in 1Ch.25.4 and 29 as one of the sons of Heman, a Levite appointed by King David as a temple musician. Heman, along with Asaph and Jeduthun, was a chief musician responsible for leading worship in the tabernacle (1Ch.25.1, 6). Giddalti and his brothers were skilled in music and prophecy, using lyres, harps, and cymbals to prophesy and give thanks and praise to the Lord (1Ch.25.3). The musicians were divided into twenty-four groups, each responsible for serving in the temple for a specific period. Giddalti was the head of the twenty-second group (1Ch.25.29). The appointment of Giddalti and his fellow musicians highlights the importance of music and worship in the Israelite religion and the structured organization of temple services during David's reign.
Key verses
Giddalti appears in 2 verses. Here are some of the most notable:
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Of Heman: the sons of Heman; Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamti–ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth:
1 Chronicles 25:4 -
The two and twentieth to Giddalti, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
1 Chronicles 25:29
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1 Chronicles (2)
- 1 Chronicles 25:4
- 1 Chronicles 25:29