יׇקְתְאֵל

Strong’s Definition

Joktheel, the name of a place in Palestine, and of one in Idumaea

Etymology & Derivation

probably from the same as H3348 (יָקֶה) and H410 (אֵל); veneration of God (compare H3354 (יְקוּתִיאֵל));

KJV Usage

Joktheel.

Detailed Definition

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

• 1.a city in the low country of judah named next to lachish
• 2.the name given to the cliff which was the stronghold of edom by king amaziah after capturing it; also called 'selah' and 'petra'

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: Yoqthᵉʼêl; Pronunciation: yok-theh-ale'