Jehoshaphat

American  

[ji-hosh-uh-fat, -hos-] / dʒɪˈhɒʃ əˌfæt, -ˈhɒs- /

noun

1. (in the Bible) a king of Judah, son of Asa, who reigned in the 9th century b.c.

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Jehoshaphat British  

/ dʒɪˈhɒʃəˌfæt, -ˈhɒs- /

noun

1. the king of Judah (?873–?849 _bc ) (I Kings 22:41–50)

2. the site of Jehovah's apocalyptic judgment upon the nations (Joel 4:14)

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Etymology

Origin of Jehoshaphat

From Hebrew Yəhōshāphāṭ “Yahweh is judge, has judged”

Example Sentences

Jumping Jehoshaphat, of course I did!

From Literature

“Jumping Jehoshaphat, Nell!” boomed Mr. Pinkerton as we picked up speed.

From Literature

“I was Googling around the other day for a factoid: how many Israelis had visited the United Arab Emirates since the signing of their normalization agreement, known as the Abraham Accords. Answer: more than 130,000. Jumping Jehoshaphat, Batman! In the middle of a global pandemic, at least 130,000 Israeli tourists and investors have flown to Dubai and Abu Dhabi since commercial air travel was established in mid-October!” wrote New York Times columnist Thomas L. Friedman on Wednesday.

From Washington Times

Holy Jehoshaphat, what a breakthrough!

From Los Angeles Times

Slay: People haven’t “slain” each other since they wore raiment of fine linen and had names like Ham and Hepzibah and Jehoshaphat.

From Washington Post