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Jehoshaphat

UK/d͡ʒəˈhɒʃ.ə.fæt/US/d͡ʒəˈhoʊ.ʃəˌfæt/

Jehoshaphat proper noun: the fourth Judean King after King Solomon and also the son of King Asa; father of King Joram (aka Jehoram.).

Proper noun

Jehoshaphat

  1. the fourth Judean King after King Solomon and also the son of King Asa; father of King Joram (aka Jehoram.)
  2. A male given name from Hebrew.

Interjection

Jehoshaphat

  1. Expressing astonishment; jumping Jehoshaphat.
    • 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?)1954, Isaac Asimov, The Caves of Steel

Forms of Jehoshaphat

alternative formJehosaphat
alternative formJosaphat
alternative formJehosophat

Origin of Jehoshaphat

From Hebrew יְהוֹשָׁפָט, from יהוה (“Yahweh”) + שָׁפַט (shafát, “to judge”), meaning "Yahweh has judged".

Words formed from Jehoshaphat

Questions about Jehoshaphat

What does Jehoshaphat mean?
Jehoshaphat means the fourth Judean King after King Solomon and also the son of King Asa; father of King Joram (aka Jehoram.).
What part of speech is Jehoshaphat?
Jehoshaphat can be a proper noun or an interjection.
How do you pronounce Jehoshaphat?
Jehoshaphat is pronounced /d͡ʒəˈhoʊ.ʃəˌfæt/ (US).

Words near Jehoshaphat in the dictionary

  1. Jehles
  2. Jehoiada
  3. Jehol
  4. Jehoram
  5. Jehosaphat
  6. Jehoshaphat
  7. Jehosophat
  8. Jehovah
  9. Jehovah Witness
  10. Jehovah's Witness
  11. Jehovah's Witnesses

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