Yediduth (יְדִידֻת, H3033) means beloved, dear, dearly loved, darling. It is an abstract or intensified form of yedid (H3039, beloved/dear friend), which itself derives from dod (H1730, beloved/lover/uncle). This word appears in Psalm 84:1: 'How lovely is your dwelling place, LORD Almighty!' — though some renderings translate it as the superlative form of loveliness. The deeper meaning is one of intimate affection, the cherishing love between beloved persons.
Yediduth sits within a constellation of Hebrew love-words that reveal God's character as a passionately devoted lover of His people. The related yedid appears in Deuteronomy 33:12 — 'Let the beloved (yedid) of the LORD rest secure in him' — as Moses' blessing over Benjamin. God calls Israel His yedid (Jeremiah 11:15; 12:7). Solomon's name in Hebrew is related to shalom, but God's private name for him was Jedidiah — 'beloved of the LORD' (2 Samuel 12:25). Yediduth intensifies this: it is not mere affection but deep, tender, aching love. The New Testament equivalent is the Father's voice at Jesus' baptism: 'This is my Son, whom I love (agapetos — beloved)' (Matthew 3:17). All human experience of being truly beloved points toward this primal relationship.