Hebrew · H3092

יְהוֹשָׁפָט

Jehoshaphat , the name of six Israelites; also of a valley near Jerusalem

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יְהוֹשָׁפָטH3092
Pronunciationyĕhwōšāpāṭ

What does יְהוֹשָׁפָט (yĕhwōšāpāṭ) mean in the Bible?

יְהוֹשָׁפָט (yĕhwōšāpāṭ) is a Hebrew word meaning "Jehoshaphat , the name of six Israelites; also of a valley near Jerusalem".

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What does יְהוֹשָׁפָט (yĕhwōšāpāṭ) mean in the Bible?

יְהוֹשָׁפָט (yĕhwōšāpāṭ) is a Hebrew word meaning "Jehoshaphat , the name of six Israelites; also of a valley near Jerusalem".

How does the BSB render H3092?

The BSB source-word alignment has 84 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Jehoshaphat (42), of Jehoshaphat (12), But Jehoshaphat (8), and Jehoshaphat (7), Then Jehoshaphat (3).

Where does יְהוֹשָׁפָט (yĕhwōšāpāṭ) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 2 Samuel 8:16. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Chronicles (41), 1 Kings (25), 2 Kings (12), 1 Chronicles (2).

Source Word Evidence

BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.

How English Renders It
Jehoshaphat42×2 Samuel 8:16, 2 Samuel 20:24, 1 Kings 4:3, 1 Kings 4:17
of Jehoshaphat12×1 Kings 22:45, 2 Kings 1:17, 2 Kings 3:14, 2 Kings 8:16
But Jehoshaphat1 Kings 22:5, 1 Kings 22:7, 1 Kings 22:32, 1 Kings 22:49
and Jehoshaphat1 Kings 22:10, 1 Kings 22:29, 1 Kings 22:50, 2 Kings 3:12
Then Jehoshaphat2 Chronicles 20:5, 2 Chronicles 20:18, 2 Chronicles 20:25
-1 Kings 22:8, 2 Chronicles 18:7
of Jehoshaphat’s1 Kings 22:51, 2 Kings 3:1
. . .2 Kings 8:16
him2 Chronicles 17:5
Now Jehoshaphat2 Chronicles 18:1
So Jehoshaphat2 Chronicles 20:31
Then Jehoshaphat’s2 Chronicles 20:30
to Jehoshaphat2 Chronicles 17:11
When Jehoshaphat2 Chronicles 19:1
with Jehoshaphat2 Chronicles 20:27
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Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned row2 Samuel 8:16
Aligned rows84
Books represented6
2 Samuel21 Kings252 Kings121 Chronicles22 Chronicles41Joel2
Source forms
יְהוֹשָׁפָ֖ט10xyə·hō·wō·šā·p̄āṭ1 Kings 22:5, 1 Kings 22:44, 2 Kings 1:17, 2 Kings 8:16
יְהוֹשָׁפָ֗ט9xyə·hō·wō·šā·p̄āṭ1 Kings 22:30, 1 Kings 22:32, 1 Kings 22:42, 2 Kings 3:11
יְהוֹשָׁפָ֥ט8xyə·hō·wō·šā·p̄āṭ1 Kings 4:3, 1 Kings 4:17, 1 Kings 15:24, 1 Kings 22:2
יְה֣וֹשָׁפָ֔ט7xyə·hō·wō·šā·p̄āṭ1 Kings 22:4, 1 Kings 22:7, 1 Kings 22:8, 1 Kings 22:49
יְהֽוֹשָׁפָט֙5xyə·hō·wō·šā·p̄āṭ1 Kings 22:4, 1 Kings 22:50, 2 Chronicles 18:3, 2 Chronicles 18:31
יְהוֹשָׁפָ֑ט5xyə·hō·wō·šā·p̄āṭ1 Kings 22:18, 2 Chronicles 17:3, 2 Chronicles 18:17, 2 Chronicles 20:15
יְהוֹשָׁפָ֣ט5xyə·hō·wō·šā·p̄āṭ2 Kings 12:18, 2 Chronicles 20:25, 2 Chronicles 20:35, 2 Chronicles 21:12
יְהוֹשָׁפָ֛ט4xyə·hō·wō·šā·p̄āṭ1 Kings 22:45, 2 Chronicles 17:12, 2 Chronicles 20:3, 2 Chronicles 20:18
Parsing patterns
Noun - proper - masculine singular67x1 Kings 4:3, 1 Kings 4:17, 1 Kings 15:24, 1 Kings 22:2
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular11x2 Samuel 8:16, 2 Samuel 20:24, 1 Kings 22:10, 1 Kings 22:29
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular6x1 Kings 22:51, 2 Kings 3:1, 2 Chronicles 17:5, 2 Chronicles 17:11
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