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Jehoshaphat
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English
Alternative forms
en Jehosaphat
en Josaphat
en Jehosophat rare
Etymology
From en he יְהוֹשָׁפָט, from he יהוה שָׁפַט shafát Yahweh to judge 1, meaning "Yahweh has judged".
Pronunciation
en /d͡ʒəˈhoʊ.ʃəˌfæt/ GA
en /d͡ʒəˈhɒʃ.ə.fæt/ /d͡ʒɪˈhɒʃ.ə.fæt/ RP
Proper noun
the fourth Judean King after King Solomon and also the son of King Asa; father of King Joram (aka Jehoram.)
en biblical character en male Hebrew.
Derived terms
en jumping Jehoshaphat
Translations
biblical name
Cherokee: chr ᏦᏏᏆ
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 约沙法
French:
Old French: fro Josaphat
Greek: el Ἰωσαφάτ
Hebrew: he יהושפט Yehoshafat
Irish: ga Ióiseáfát m
Italian: it Giosafat m
Latin: la Iosaphat, la Iōsāphātus m
Polish: pl Jozafat m
Portuguese: pt Josafá m
Romanian: ro Iosafat m
Russian: ru Иосафа́т m
Interjection
en interjection
Expressing astonishment; jumping Jehoshaphat.
en 1954 Isaac Asimov w: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?)
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