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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.

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”

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