Jehoshaphat
English edit
Alternative forms edit
- Jehosaphat
- Josaphat
- Jehosophat (rare)
Etymology edit
From Hebrew יְהוֹשָׁפָט, from יהוה (“Yahweh”) + שָׁפַט (shafát, “to judge”), meaning "Yahweh has judged".
Pronunciation edit
- (General American) IPA(key): /d͡ʒəˈhoʊ.ʃəˌfæt/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /d͡ʒəˈhɒʃ.ə.fæt/, /d͡ʒɪˈhɒʃ.ə.fæt/
Proper noun edit
Jehoshaphat
- the fourth Judean King after King Solomon and also the son of King Asa; father of King Joram (aka Jehoram.)
- (biblical) A male given name from Hebrew
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
biblical name
Interjection edit
Jehoshaphat
- Expressing astonishment; jumping Jehoshaphat.
- 1954, Isaac Asimov, The Caves of Steel:
- Baley […] thought of a visit to the City Zoo with Ben six or seven years ago. No, eight, because Ben had just passed his eighth birthday then. (Jehoshaphat! Where did the time go?)
Further reading edit
- Jehoshaphat on Wikipedia.Wikipedia