Strong's Greek: 2498. Ἰωσαφάτ (Iósaphat) -- Jehoshaphat

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, ὁ, 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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