What does עֵמֶק · יְהוֹשָׁפָט mean in the Bible?
עֵמֶק · יְהוֹשָׁפָט is a Hebrew phrase meaning "valley of the LORD judges".
Hebrew · H6010, H3092
עֵמֶק יְהוֹשָׁפָט
A vale (i.e. broad depression) · Jehoshaphat , the name of six Israelites; also of a valley near Jerusalem
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עֵמֶק H6010 a vale (i.e. broad depression)
Pronunciation ʿēmeq
Broad, open valley contrasting with narrow gorge; often marks sites of decisive battles or judgment in OT narrative.
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יְהוֹשָׁפָט H3092 Jehoshaphat , the name of six Israelites; also of a valley near Jerusalem
Pronunciation yĕhwōšāpāṭ
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What does עֵמֶק יְהוֹשָׁפָט (emeq Yehoshaphat) mean in the Bible?
עֵמֶק · יְהוֹשָׁפָט is a Hebrew phrase meaning "valley of the LORD judges".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H6010, H3092?
H6010, H3092 is connected to 153 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. valley of the LORD judges
Strong's H6010, H3092
Lexical occurrences 153 verses Source Gloss
valley of the LORD judges
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
עֵמֶק יְהוֹשָׁפָט is built from this root:
Cross-Language Connections
Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.
G2498 LXX equivalent Greek
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
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Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain