Joiada (יוֹיָדָע Yoyada `Yahu knows`) is a name found from the form `Jehoiada` in the Hebrew Bible and used alternately in English versions. {quote|text=`The Jeshanah Gate was repaired by Joiada son of Paseah and Meshullam son of Besodeiah. They laid its beams and put its doors with their bolts and bars in place` |sign=Nehemiah|sourc...