יְהוֹשָׁפָט

Strong’s Definition

Jehoshaphat, the name of six Israelites; also of a valley near Jerusalem

Etymology & Derivation

from H3068 (יְהֹוָה) and H8199 (שָׁפַט); Jehovah-judged;

KJV Usage

Jehoshaphat. Compare H3146 (יוֹשָׁפָט).

Detailed Definition

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

• 1.(n pr m) son of king asa and himself king of judah for 25 years; one of the best, most pious, and prosperous kings of judah
• 2.son of nimshi and father of king jehu of the northern kingdom of israel
• 3.son of ahilud and chronicler under david and solomon
• 4.son of paruah and one of the 12 commissary officers under solomon
• 5.a priest and trumpeter in the time of david
• 6.(n pr loc) symbolical name of a valley near jerusalem which is the place of ultimate judgment; maybe the deep ravine which separates jerusalem from the mount of olives through which the kidron flowed

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: Yᵉhôwshâphâṭ; Pronunciation: yeh-ho-shaw-fawt'

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