Gender Masculine Usage Biblical Scripts עֲדָיָה(Ancient Hebrew) Pronounced Pron. /ə.ˈdeɪ.jə/(English) Meaning & History From the Hebrew name עֲדָיָה (ʿAḏaya) meaning "Yahweh has adorned", derived from עָדָה (ʿaḏa) meaning "to adorn" and יָהּ (yah) referring to the Hebrew God. This is the name of numerous Old Testament characters, including the father of Jedidah.