Strong's H3087 (Hebrew)[edit | edit source]

Lemma: יְהוֹצָדָק (Yᵉhôwtsâdâq)

Pronunciation: yeh-ho-tsaw-dawk'

POS: yeh-ho-tsaw-dawk' Morph: n-pr-m

Exegesis: from and ; Jehovah-righted;

Definition: from יְהֹוָה and צָדַק; Jehovah-righted; Jehotsadak, an Israelite; Jehozadek, Josedech. Compare יוֹצָדָק.

KJV Usage: Jehozadek, Josedech. Compare .

Senses[edit | edit source]

• 1. Jehozadak or Josedech = "Jehovah is righteous"
• 2. 1) 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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