H3316Hebrewyip̄tāḥ

יִפְתָּח

Jephthah, Jiphtah.

30
Total Occurrences
3
Books
30
Old Testament
0
New Testament

Detailed Definition

  • 1(n pr m) a son of gilead and a concubine and the judge who defeated the ammonites; after the victory because of a vow taken before the battle he sacrificed his daughter as a burnt offering
  • 2(n pr loc) a city in judah

Etymology & Derivation

from H6605 (פָּתַח); he will open;

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: Yiphtâch; Pronunciation: yif-tawkh'