Josiah

[joh-sahy-uh]

noun

1. Also Josias a Biblical king of Judah, reigned 640?–609? b.c.

2. a male given name.

Josiah

/ dʒəʊˈsaɪə /

noun

1. Douay spelling: Josias. died ?609 _bc , king of Judah (?640–?609). After the discovery of a book of law (probably Deuteronomy) in the Temple he began a programme of religious reform

Word History and Origins

Origin of Josiah¹

From Late Latin Iosias, Josias, from Greek Iōsías, from Hebrew Yōshīyāh, Yōshīyāhū “God upholds”

Example Sentences

The victims are identified as McFarlin’s 29-year-old girlfriend Marissa Divodi-Lessa and her son Josiah, who was in second grade.

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Staples’ dunk earned 10s all around from judges, Josiah Johnson, Rafer Alston, Craig Smith and former Lakers player Cedric Ceballos, who is also the commissioner of the VBL.

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Josiah Heyman, an anthropology professor who directs the University of Texas at El Paso’s Center of Inter-American and Border Studies, studied the mid-2000s hiring spree.

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Thursday as he was returning from the gym, according to Josiah Johnson, who co-hosts the “Gil’s Arena” podcast with Arenas’ father, former NBA player Gilbert Arenas.

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Arenas, according to Josiah Johnson of the “Gil’s Arena” podcast, sustained no major injuries in the single-car accident and is “doing much better.”

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