{
  "id": "dict_002839",
  "term": "Jahdai",
  "slug": "jahdai",
  "letter": "J",
  "entry_type": "biblical_person",
  "entry_family": "theological_term",
  "depth_profile": "standard",
  "short_definition": "Jahdai is a minor Old Testament personal name that appears in the genealogy of Judah in 1 Chronicles.",
  "simple_one_line": "A little-known man named in Judah’s genealogy.",
  "tooltip_text": "A minor biblical person mentioned in a Judah genealogy in 1 Chronicles.",
  "aliases": [],
  "scripture_references": [],
  "original_language_terms": [],
  "related_entries": [
    "Judah",
    "1 Chronicles",
    "Genealogy"
  ],
  "see_also": [
    "1 Chronicles 2:47",
    "Judah",
    "Chronicles, Genealogies in"
  ],
  "lede_intro": "Jahdai is a biblical personal name that appears in a genealogy in 1 Chronicles. The text gives no narrative details beyond his place in Judah’s family line.",
  "at_a_glance_definition": "Jahdai is a minor Old Testament figure listed in the genealogy of Judah.",
  "at_a_glance_key_points": [
    "Appears in a genealogy in 1 Chronicles",
    "Identified as a person, not a theological concept",
    "Scripture gives no extended narrative about him"
  ],
  "description_academic_short": "Jahdai is a proper name in the Old Testament, associated with a genealogy in the tribe of Judah. The biblical text gives only brief genealogical notice and no developed theological teaching about the person.",
  "description_academic_full": "Jahdai is a personal name found in the Old Testament genealogies, most likely in 1 Chronicles 2:47, where he appears in the line of Judah. The passage provides no further narrative, biographical detail, or doctrinal emphasis. For that reason, Jahdai should be classified as a biblical person entry rather than a theological term. The name serves as part of Scripture’s preservation of Israel’s family lines and historical memory, but it does not function as a standalone theological concept.",
  "background_biblical_context": "In 1 Chronicles, genealogies help trace tribal identity and family lines within Israel. Jahdai appears in the Judah genealogy, where the text simply records his place in the line and does not develop his story further.",
  "background_historical_context": "Chronicles was written to preserve and interpret Israel’s history for the covenant community, especially after the exile. Brief genealogical notices like Jahdai’s reflect the importance of lineage, inheritance, and tribal continuity.",
  "background_jewish_ancient_context": "In ancient Israel, genealogies were important for identity, inheritance, and tribal belonging. Jahdai’s inclusion in the Judah register reflects that concern, even though the person is otherwise unknown.",
  "key_texts_primary": [
    "1 Chronicles 2:47"
  ],
  "key_texts_secondary": [
    "1 Chronicles 2:46-49"
  ],
  "original_language_note": "Hebrew personal name, usually transliterated Jahdai.",
  "theological_significance": "Jahdai has no direct doctrinal teaching attached to his name. His significance is primarily historical and genealogical, showing the care of Scripture in preserving ordinary names within Israel’s covenant history.",
  "philosophical_explanation": "This entry illustrates how Scripture treats persons differently from concepts: a name may be important as part of the biblical record even when it carries no explicit teaching content of its own.",
  "interpretive_cautions": "Do not turn Jahdai into a theological term or infer details not stated in the text. The Bible provides only genealogical notice, so any biography beyond that would be speculative.",
  "major_views_note": "There is no significant interpretive debate about Jahdai himself; discussion centers mainly on the genealogical context and the exact placement of the name in 1 Chronicles.",
  "doctrinal_boundaries": "Jahdai should not be used to build doctrine. The safe boundary is the inspired text itself: he is a named individual in Judah’s genealogy, and nothing more is clearly revealed.",
  "practical_significance": "Jahdai reminds readers that God’s Word preserves even obscure names, showing that ordinary people and family lines matter in redemptive history.",
  "meta_description": "Jahdai is a minor Old Testament person named in the genealogy of Judah in 1 Chronicles.",
  "public_url": "/companion-bible-dictionary/jahdai/",
  "json_url": "/companion-bible-dictionary/data/dictionary/jahdai.json",
  "final_disposition": "PUBLISH_CANONICAL"
}