יֹאשִׁיָּ֫הוּ
yo.shiy.yahProper Noun (Masculine)H2977
Josiah
From: or יֹאשִׁיָּהוּ; from the same root as H803 (אֲשׁוּיָה) and H3050 (יָהּ); founded of Jah;
Short Definition
Joshijah, the name of two Israelites
Full Lexicon Entry
A king of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at ; son of: Amon (H0526H) and Jedidah (H3040); married to Hamutal (H2537) and Zebidah (H2080); father of: Jehoahaz (H3059H), Jehoiakim (H3079), Zedekiah (H6667H) and Shallum (H7967J) Also named: Iōsias (*Ἰωσίας *"Josiah" G2502) § Josiah = "whom Jehovah heals" 1) son of Amon by Jedidah who succeeded his father to the throne of Judah and reigned for 31 years; his reign is noteworthy for the great revivals back to the worship of Jehovah which he led 2) a returned exile and son of Zephaniah at whose house took place the solemn and symbolical crowning of Joshua the high priest in the time of Zechariah the prophet
Grammar
Part of Speech Proper Noun (Masculine)
Morphology N:N-M-P
DescriptionProper Noun, Masculine
Occurrences
48 timesAppears 48 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:
Jeremiah
16
2 Chronicles
15
2 Kings
12
1 Chronicles
2
1 Kings
1
Key Passages
- 1 Chronicles 3:14
- 2 Chronicles 35:18
- 2 Kings 21:24
- 2 Kings 23:29
- Jeremiah 26:1
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