3147. Yotham

Lexical Summary

Yotham: Jotham

Original Word: יוֹתָם
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration: Yowtham
Pronunciation: yo-THAM
Phonetic Spelling: (yo-thawm')
KJV: Jotham
NASB: Jotham
Word Origin: [from H3068 (יְהוֹוָה - LORD) and H8535 (תָּם - blameless)]

1. Jehovah (is) perfect
2. Jotham, the name of three Israelites

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Jotham

From Yhovah and tam; Jehovah (is) perfect; Jotham, the name of three Israelites -- Jotham.

see HEBREW Yhovah

see HEBREW tam

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from Yhvh and tam
Definition
"the LORD is perfect," three Isr.
NASB Translation
Jotham (24).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

יוֺתָם proper name, masculine (׳י is perfect) —

1 king of Judah, son Azarish (ᵐ5 Ἰωαθαμ, Ἰωαθαν, Ἰωναθαν) 2 Kings 15:5,7,30,32,36,38; 2 Kings 16:1; 1 Chronicles 3:12; 1 Chronicles 5:17; 2Chronicles 26:21,23; 27:1,6,7,9; Isaiah 1:1; Isaiah 7:1; Hosea 1:1; Micah 1:1.

2 youngest son of Jerubbaal (Giddeon) Judges 9:5,7,21,57 (ᵐ5 ut above; Manuscripts Ἰωθαμ, Ἰωαθαμ).

3 a descendent of Caleb 1 Chronicles 2:47 (ᵐ5 Ἰωαθαμ).

יֵשׁוּעַ see יְהוֺשׁוּעַ.

Topical Lexicon

The name Jotham

Means “Yahweh is blameless/perfect,” found twenty-four times in Scripture.

Jotham son of Gideon (Judges 9)

– Sole survivor of Abimelech’s fratricide (Judges 9:5).

– From Mount Gerizim he delivered the earliest biblical parable, exposing ambition and warning of divine judgment: “Listen to me, you men of Shechem, and may God listen to you!” (Judges 9:7).

– Fled to Beer; his curse was fulfilled when Abimelech and Shechem destroyed one another (Judges 9:57).

– Stands as a prophetic voice for covenant justice and against tyrannical rule.

Jotham son of Uzziah, sixteenth king of Judah

Chronology
• Regent while Uzziah was leprous (2 Kings 15:5); reigned sixteen years c. 750–732 BC (2 Kings 15:33).

Character and Piety
• “He did what was right in the eyes of the LORD” (2 Kings 15:34).
• Yet high places remained (2 Kings 15:35); the nation’s mixed worship limited full reform.

Building and Military Achievements
• Rebuilt the Upper Gate of the Temple, fortified the wall of Ophel, raised cities in the hill country, and constructed fortresses and towers (2 Chronicles 27:3-4).
• Subdued Ammon; received a hundred talents of silver and ten thousand measures of grain and barley for three years (2 Chronicles 27:5).

Spiritual Summary
• “So Jotham grew powerful because he ordered his ways before the LORD his God” (2 Chronicles 27:6).

Prophetic Context
• Isaiah, Hosea, and Micah date their ministries to his reign (Isaiah 1:1; Hosea 1:1; Micah 1:1), anchoring their messages in verifiable history.

Legacy
• Died and was buried in the City of David; succeeded by Ahaz (2 Kings 15:38; 2 Chronicles 27:9).
• Listed in the Davidic genealogy (1 Chronicles 3:12), preserving the Messianic line.

Other bearers of the name

• A descendant of Caleb through Jahdai (1 Chronicles 2:47).
• 1 Chronicles 5:17 merely dates a census to “the days of Jotham,” referring to the king above.

Theological themes

1. Divine vindication—Jotham’s curse at Shechem illustrates God’s sure recompense.
2. Righteous leadership—King Jotham shows personal fidelity can steady a nation even when popular worship strays.
3. Prophetic reliability—His reign provides the chronological spine for major eighth-century prophets, underscoring Scripture’s unity.
4. Covenant continuity—His place in Judah’s royal succession safeguards the promise culminating in Christ.

Key passages for study

Judges 9:5-57; 2 Kings 15:5-38; 2 Chronicles 27:1-9; Isaiah 1:1; Hosea 1:1; Micah 1:1.

Lessons

Both Jothams affirm that God honors courageous proclamation and steadfast obedience, instruments by which He preserves His covenant purposes across generations.

Forms and Transliterations

וְיוֹתָ֛ם וְיוֹתָ֤ם ויותם יוֹתָ֑ם יוֹתָ֔ם יוֹתָ֖ם יוֹתָ֛ם יוֹתָ֣ם יוֹתָ֥ם יוֹתָ֧ם יוֹתָ֨ם יוֹתָם֙ יותם לְיוֹתָ֖ם לְיוֹתָ֗ם ליותם lə·yō·w·ṯām leyoTam ləyōwṯām veyoTam wə·yō·w·ṯām wəyōwṯām yō·w·ṯām yoTam yōwṯām

Englishman's Concordance

Judges 9:5
HEB: אֶחָ֑ת וַיִּוָּתֵ֞ר יוֹתָ֧ם בֶּן־ יְרֻבַּ֛עַל
NAS: stone. But Jotham the youngest
KJV: stone: notwithstanding yet Jotham the youngest
INT: one was left Jotham son of Jerubbaal

Judges 9:7
HEB: וַיַּגִּ֣דוּ לְיוֹתָ֗ם וַיֵּ֙לֶךְ֙ וַֽיַּעֲמֹד֙
NAS: Now when they told Jotham, he went
KJV: And when they told [it] to Jotham, he went
INT: told Jotham went and stood

Judges 9:21
HEB: וַיָּ֣נָס יוֹתָ֔ם וַיִּבְרַ֖ח וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ
NAS: Then Jotham escaped and fled,
KJV: And Jotham ran away, and fled,
INT: escaped Jotham and fled and went

Judges 9:57
HEB: אֲלֵיהֶ֔ם קִֽלֲלַ֖ת יוֹתָ֥ם בֶּן־ יְרֻבָּֽעַל׃
NAS: and the curse of Jotham the son
KJV: the curse of Jotham the son
INT: and to the curse of Jotham the son of Jerubbaal

2 Kings 15:5
HEB: בְּבֵ֣ית הַחָפְשִׁ֑ית וְיוֹתָ֤ם בֶּן־ הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙
NAS: house, while Jotham the king's
KJV: house. And Jotham the king's
INT: house A separate Jotham son the king's

2 Kings 15:7
HEB: דָּוִ֑ד וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ יוֹתָ֥ם בְּנ֖וֹ תַּחְתָּֽיו׃
NAS: of David, and Jotham his son
KJV: of David: and Jotham his son
INT: of David became and Jotham his son his place

2 Kings 15:30
HEB: בִּשְׁנַ֣ת עֶשְׂרִ֔ים לְיוֹתָ֖ם בֶּן־ עֻזִיָּֽה׃
NAS: year of Jotham the son
KJV: year of Jotham the son
INT: year the twentieth of Jotham the son of Uzziah

2 Kings 15:32
HEB: יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל מָלַ֛ךְ יוֹתָ֥ם בֶּן־ עֻזִיָּ֖הוּ
NAS: of Israel, Jotham the son
KJV: of Israel began Jotham the son
INT: of Israel became Jotham the son of Uzziah

2 Kings 15:36
HEB: וְיֶ֛תֶר דִּבְרֵ֥י יוֹתָ֖ם אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָׂ֑ה
NAS: of the acts of Jotham and all
KJV: of the acts of Jotham, and all that he did,
INT: now the rest of the acts of Jotham he did

2 Kings 15:38
HEB: וַיִּשְׁכַּ֤ב יוֹתָם֙ עִם־ אֲבֹתָ֔יו
NAS: And Jotham slept with his fathers,
KJV: And Jotham slept with his fathers,
INT: slept and Jotham with his fathers

2 Kings 16:1
HEB: אָחָ֥ז בֶּן־ יוֹתָ֖ם מֶ֥לֶךְ יְהוּדָֽה׃
NAS: Ahaz the son of Jotham, king of Judah,
KJV: Ahaz the son of Jotham king of Judah
INT: Ahaz the son of Jotham king of Judah

1 Chronicles 2:47
HEB: יָהְדָּ֑י רֶ֧גֶם וְיוֹתָ֛ם וְגֵישָׁ֥ן וָפֶ֖לֶט
NAS: [were] Regem, Jotham, Geshan,
KJV: Regem, and Jotham, and Geshan,
INT: of Jahdai Regem Jotham Geshan Pelet

1 Chronicles 3:12
HEB: עֲזַרְיָ֥ה בְנ֖וֹ יוֹתָ֥ם בְּנֽוֹ׃
NAS: Azariah his son, Jotham his son,
KJV: Azariah his son, Jotham his son,
INT: Azariah his son Jotham his son

1 Chronicles 5:17
HEB: הִתְיַחְשׂ֔וּ בִּימֵ֖י יוֹתָ֣ם מֶֽלֶךְ־ יְהוּדָ֑ה
NAS: in the days of Jotham king
KJV: in the days of Jotham king
INT: were enrolled the days of Jotham king of Judah

2 Chronicles 26:21
HEB: מִבֵּ֣ית יְהוָ֑ה וְיוֹתָ֤ם בְּנוֹ֙ עַל־
NAS: of the LORD. And Jotham his son
KJV: of the LORD: and Jotham his son
INT: the house of the LORD and Jotham his son over

2 Chronicles 26:23
HEB: ה֑וּא וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ יוֹתָ֥ם בְּנ֖וֹ תַּחְתָּֽיו׃
NAS: He is a leper. And Jotham his son
KJV: He [is] a leper: and Jotham his son
INT: he became and Jotham his son his place

2 Chronicles 27:1
HEB: וְחָמֵ֤שׁ שָׁנָה֙ יוֹתָ֣ם בְּמָלְכ֔וֹ וְשֵׁשׁ־
NAS: Jotham was twenty-five years
KJV: Jotham [was] twenty and five
INT: and five years Jotham became six

2 Chronicles 27:6
HEB: וַיִּתְחַזֵּ֖ק יוֹתָ֑ם כִּ֚י הֵכִ֣ין
NAS: So Jotham became mighty because
KJV: So Jotham became mighty,
INT: became Jotham because ordered

2 Chronicles 27:7
HEB: וְיֶתֶר֙ דִּבְרֵ֣י יוֹתָ֔ם וְכָל־ מִלְחֲמֹתָ֖יו
NAS: of the acts of Jotham, even all
KJV: of the acts of Jotham, and all his wars,
INT: now the rest of the acts of Jotham all his wars

2 Chronicles 27:9
HEB: וַיִּשְׁכַּ֤ב יוֹתָם֙ עִם־ אֲבֹתָ֔יו
NAS: And Jotham slept with his fathers,
KJV: And Jotham slept with his fathers,
INT: slept and Jotham with his fathers

Isaiah 1:1
HEB: בִּימֵ֨י עֻזִּיָּ֧הוּ יוֹתָ֛ם אָחָ֥ז יְחִזְקִיָּ֖הוּ
NAS: of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz
KJV: of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz,
INT: the reigns of Uzziah Jotham Ahaz Hezekiah

Isaiah 7:1
HEB: אָ֠חָז בֶּן־ יוֹתָ֨ם בֶּן־ עֻזִּיָּ֜הוּ
NAS: the son of Jotham, the son
KJV: the son of Jotham, the son
INT: of Ahaz the son of Jotham the son of Uzziah

Hosea 1:1
HEB: בִּימֵ֨י עֻזִּיָּ֥ה יוֹתָ֛ם אָחָ֥ז יְחִזְקִיָּ֖ה
NAS: of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz
KJV: of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz,
INT: the days of Uzziah Jotham Ahaz Hezekiah

Micah 1:1
HEB: הַמֹּ֣רַשְׁתִּ֔י בִּימֵ֥י יוֹתָ֛ם אָחָ֥ז יְחִזְקִיָּ֖ה
NAS: in the days of Jotham, Ahaz
KJV: in the days of Jotham, Ahaz,
INT: of Moresheth the days of Jotham Ahaz Hezekiah

24 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 3147
24 Occurrences

lə·yō·w·ṯām — 2 Occ.
wə·yō·w·ṯām — 3 Occ.
yō·w·ṯām — 19 Occ.