well beloved; amiable
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary
JEDIDAH.Mother of Josiah (2Ki_22:1).
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible
Edited by James Hastings, D.D. Published in 1909
Jed'idah. (one beloved). Queen of Amon, and mother of the good king, Josiah. 2Ki_22:1. (B.C. 648).
Smith's Bible Dictionary
By Dr. William Smith.Published in 1863
jē̇-dı̄?da (ידידה, yedhı̄dhāh, ?beloved?): Mother of King Josiah of Judah, daughter of Adaiah of Bozkath (2Ki_22:1).
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
PRINTER 1915.
Jedidah
(Heb. Yedidah', יְדַידָה, beloved, Septuag. Ι᾿εδδίδα; Josephus Ι᾿εδή, Ant. 11:4, 1), daughter of Adaiah of Boskath and mother of king Josiah, consequently wife of king Amon, whom she appears to have survived (2Ki_22:1). Her character may be inferred from the piety of her son. B.C. 648-639. Jedidi'ah (Heb. Yedideyah', יְדַידנְיָה, beloved by Jehovah; Sept. Ι᾿εδιδά), the name specially given by the Lord to SOLOMON SEE SOLOMON (q.v.) at his birth, through Nathan, in token of the divine favor purposed towards him (2Sa_12:25).
CYCLOPEDIA OF BIBLICAL, THEOLOGICAL AND ECCLESIASTICAL
press 1895.