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HebrewH3087Proper Noun (Masculine)

יְהוֹצָדָק

ye.ho.tsa.daq

6Occurrences
H3087Strong's #
Proper Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

Jehotsadak, an Israelite

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

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at ; son of: Seraiah (H8304H); brother of: Ezra (H5830); father of: Joshua (H3091J); also called Jozadak at ; 1x § Jehozadak or Josedech = "Jehovah is righteous" 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

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Proper Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

N:N-M-P

Full Description

Proper Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

יְהוֹצָדָק appears 6 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Haggai
5
Zechariah
1

Key Passages

Haggai 1:1BSB

In the second year of the reign of Darius, on the first day of the sixth month, the word of the LORD came through Haggai the prophet to Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest, stating

Haggai 1:12BSB

Then Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest, as well as all the remnant of the people, obeyed the voice of the LORD their God and the words of the prophet Haggai, because the LORD their God had sent him. So the people feared the LORD.

Haggai 1:14BSB

So the LORD stirred the spirit of Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and the spirit of Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest, as well as the spirit of all the remnant of the people. And they came and began the work on the house of the LORD of Hosts, their God,

Haggai 2:2BSB

“Speak to Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and also to the remnant of the people. Ask them,

Haggai 2:4BSB

But now be strong, O Zerubbabel,declares the LORD.Be strong, O Joshua son of Jehozadak,the high priest.And be strong, all you people of the land,declares the LORD.Work! For I am with you,declares the LORD of Hosts.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.