יְהוֹצָדָק

Strong’s Definition

Jehotsadak, an Israelite

Etymology & Derivation

from H3068 (יְהֹוָה) and H6663 (צָדַק); Jehovah-righted;

KJV Usage

Jehozadek, Josedech. Compare H3136 (יוֹצָדָק).

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.grandson of the high priest hilkiah; son of the high priest seraiah; and father of the high priest joshua; he never attained the office of high priest himself because he was carried captive to babylon by nebuchadnezzar

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: Yᵉhôwtsâdâq; Pronunciation: yeh-ho-tsaw-dawk'

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