יִפְתָּח

Strong’s Definition

Jiphtach, an Israelite; also a place in Palestine

Etymology & Derivation

from H6605 (פָּתַח); he will open;

KJV Usage

Jephthah, Jiphtah.

Detailed Definition

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

• 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

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: Yiphtâch; Pronunciation: yif-tawkh'