Lexical Summary Yoshiyyah or Yoshiyyahu: "Yah supports", two Israelites Original Word: יאֹשִׁיָּהTransliteration: Yoshiyyah or Yoshiyyahu Phonetic Spelling: (yo-shee-yaw') Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine Short Definition: "Yah supports", two Israelites Meaning: Josiah -- "Yah supports", two Israelites Strong's Concordance Josiah Or {yo-she-yaw'-hoo}; from the same root as 'ashuwyah and Yahh; founded of Jah; Joshijah, the name of two Israelites -- Josiah. see HEBREW 'ashuwyah see HEBREW Yahh Brown-Driver-Briggs H2977. Yoshiyyah or Yoshiyyahu יאֹשִׁיָּה יאֹשִׁיָּ֫הוּ, proper name, masculine (׳י supporteth) 1 יאֹשִׁיָּהוּ king of Judah, son of Amon 1 Kings 13:2; 2 Kings 21:24, 26 11t. Kings, + 19 t. Chronicles, + 17 t. Jeremiah + Zephaniah 1:1; also יאֹו֯שִׁיָּהוּ Jeremiah 27:1. 2 יאֹשִׁיָּה a returned exile Zechariah 6:10. אִשָּׁה see below III. אנשׁ. |
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