2498. Iósaphat
Strong's Lexicon
Iósaphat: Jehoshaphat

Original Word: Ἰωσαφάτ
Part of Speech: Proper Noun, Indeclinable
Transliteration: Iósaphat
Pronunciation: yo-saf-at'
Phonetic Spelling: (ee-o-saf-at')
Definition: Jehoshaphat
Meaning: (Hebrew), Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, son of Asaph, father of Joram, an ancestor of Jesus.

Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew יְהוֹשָׁפָט (Yehoshaphat)

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: H3092 (יְהוֹשָׁפָט, Yehoshaphat)

Usage: The name Iósaphat, or Jehoshaphat, means "Yahweh has judged" or "Yahweh judges." It is used in the New Testament to refer to the Valley of Jehoshaphat, a symbolic location associated with divine judgment.

Cultural and Historical Background: Jehoshaphat was a notable king of Judah, known for his religious reforms and efforts to bring the people back to the worship of Yahweh. He reigned during the 9th century BC and is remembered for his alliance with the northern kingdom of Israel and his military campaigns. The Valley of Jehoshaphat, mentioned in the prophetic literature, is traditionally associated with the Kidron Valley near Jerusalem, symbolizing a place of God's final judgment.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
of Hebrew origin Yehoshaphat
Definition
Jehoshaphat, an Isr.
NASB Translation
Jehoshaphat (2).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 2498: Ἰωσαφάτ

Ἰωσαφάτ, , indeclinable (יְהושָׁפָט i. e. Jehovah judges), Jehoshaphat, king of Judah from (circa) to 889 (1 Kings 22:41ff; 2 Chronicles 17-20): Matthew 1:8.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Josaphat.

Of Hebrew origin (Yhowshaphat); Josaphat (i.e. Jehoshaphat), an Israelite -- Josaphat.

see HEBREW Yhowshaphat

Forms and Transliterations
Ιωσαφατ Ἰωσαφάτ Ἰωσαφὰτ Iosaphat Iosaphát Iosaphàt Iōsaphat Iōsaphát Iōsaphàt
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Englishman's Concordance
Matthew 1:8 N
GRK: ἐγέννησεν τὸν Ἰωσαφάτ Ἰωσαφὰτ δὲ
NAS: was the father of Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat
KJV: Asa begat Josaphat; and Josaphat
INT: was father of Jehoshaphat Jehoshaphat moreover

Matthew 1:8 N
GRK: τὸν Ἰωσαφάτ Ἰωσαφὰτ δὲ ἐγέννησεν
NAS: of Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat the father
KJV: Josaphat; and Josaphat begat Joram;
INT: Jehoshaphat Jehoshaphat moreover was father of

Strong's Greek 2498
2 Occurrences


Ἰωσαφάτ — 2 Occ.

















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