Strong's H3092 (Hebrew)[edit | edit source]

Lemma: יְהוֹשָׁפָט (Yᵉhôwshâphâṭ)

Pronunciation: yeh-ho-shaw-fawt'

POS: yeh-ho-shaw-fawt' Morph: n-pr-m n-pr loc

Exegesis: from and ; Jehovah-judged;

Definition: from יְהֹוָה and שָׁפַט; Jehovah-judged; Jehoshaphat, the name of six Israelites; also of a valley near Jerusalem; Jehoshaphat. Compare יוֹשָׁפָט.

KJV Usage: Jehoshaphat. Compare .

Senses[edit | edit source]

• 1. Jehoshaphat = "Jehovah has judged"
• 2. n pr m
• 3. 1) son of king Asa and himself king of Judah for 25 years; one of the best, most pious, and prosperous kings of Judah
• 4. 2) son of Nimshi and father of king Jehu of the northern kingdom of Israel
• 5. 3) son of Ahilud and chronicler under David and Solomon
• 6. 4) son of Paruah and one of the 12 commissary officers under Solomon
• 7. 5) a priest and trumpeter in the time of David
• 8. n pr loc
• 9. 6) symbolical name of a valley near Jerusalem which is the place of ultimate judgment; maybe the deep ravine which separates Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives through which the Kidron flowed

Cross References[edit | edit source]

• GREEK G2498

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