Igdaliah

Fausset's Bible Dictionary

The "man of God" (i.e. a prophet, one not his own; having parted with all right in himself, to be wholly God's: Deuteronomy 33:1, Moses; Elisha, 2 Kings 4:7; Timothy, 2 Timothy 3:17). Father of Hanan, in the chamber of whose sons Jeremiah (2 Timothy 35:4) met the Rechabites; as consecrated by its association with his name, it was a fit scene for the divine communication.

Holman Bible Dictionary

Jeremiah 35:4JeremiahRechabites

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible

IGDALIAH . A ‘man of God,’ father of Hanan, whose name is mentioned in connexion with Jeremiah’s interview with the Rechabites ( Jeremiah 35:4 ).

Morrish Bible Dictionary

Father of Hanan, 'a man of God.' Jeremiah 35:4 .

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Igdali'ah. (whom Jehovah makes great). A prophet or holy man - "the man of God" - named once only, Jeremiah 36:4, as the father of Hanan. (B.C. before 406).

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

ig - da - lı̄´a ( יגדּליהוּ , yighdalyāhū , "Yah is great"): Ancestor of certain persons who had a "chamber" in the temple in Jeremiah's time ( Jeremiah 35:4 ).

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

(Heb. Yigdalyah', but only in the prolonged form, Yigdalya'hu, יַגְדִּלְיָהוּ , whom Jehovah will make great; Sept. Γοδολίας, Vulg. Jegedalia), the father of Hanan, into the chamber of which latter Jeremiah brought the Rechabites to propose the test of their temperance (Jeremiah 35:4). B.C. ante 606.