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Lexicon :: Strong's H2977 - yō'šîyâ

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יֹאשִׁיָּה
Transliteration
yō'šîyâ
Pronunciation
yo-shee-yaw'
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Part of Speech
proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From the same root as אָשְׁיָה (H803) and יָהּ (H3050)
Strong’s Definitions

יֹאשִׁיָּה Yôʼshîyâh, yo-shee-yaw'; or יֹאשִׁיָּהוּ Yôʼshîyâhûw; from the same root as H803 and H3050; founded of Jah; Joshijah, the name of two Israelites:—Josiah.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 53x

The KJV translates Strong's H2977 in the following manner: Josiah (53x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 53x
The KJV translates Strong's H2977 in the following manner: Josiah (53x).

  1. Josiah = "whom Jehovah heals"

    1. son of Amon by Jedidah who succeeded his father to the throne of Judah and reigned for 31 years; his reign is noteworthy for the great revivals back to the worship of Jehovah which he led

    2. a returned exile and son of Zephaniah at whose house took place the solemn and symbolical crowning of Joshua the high priest in the time of Zechariah the prophet

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
יֹאשִׁיָּה Yôʼshîyâh, yo-shee-yaw'; or יֹאשִׁיָּהוּ Yôʼshîyâhûw; from the same root as H803 and H3050; founded of Jah; Joshijah, the name of two Israelites:—Josiah.
STRONGS H2977: Abbreviations
יאֹשִׁיָּ֫הוּ, יאֹשִׁיָּה proper name, masculine (י׳ supporteth).
1. יאֹשִׁיָּהוּ king of Judah, son of Amon 1 Kings 13:2; 2 Kings 21:24, 26 + 11 times Kings, + 19 times Chronicles, + 17 times Jeremiah + Zephaniah 1:1; also יאֹו֯שִׁיָּהוּ Jeremiah 27:1.
2. יאֹשִׁיָּה a returned exile Zechariah 6:10.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

1 Kings

13:2

2 Kings

21:24; 21:26

Jeremiah

27:1

Zephaniah

1:1

Zechariah

6:10

H2977

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H2977 matches the Hebrew יֹאשִׁיָּה (yō'šîyâ),
which occurs 18 times in 16 verses in 'Jer' in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 1:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 1:2 - To whom the word of the LORD came in the days of Josiah H2977 the son of Amon king of Judah, in the thirteenth year of his reign.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 1:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 1:3 - It came also in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah H2977 king of Judah, unto the end of the eleventh year of Zedekiah the son of Josiah H2977 king of Judah, unto the carrying away of Jerusalem captive in the fifth month.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 3:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 3:6 - The LORD said also unto me in the days of Josiah H2977 the king, Hast thou seen that which backsliding Israel hath done? she is gone up upon every high mountain and under every green tree, and there hath played the harlot.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 22:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 22:11 - For thus saith the LORD touching Shallum the son of Josiah H2977 king of Judah, which reigned instead of Josiah H2977 his father, which went forth out of this place; He shall not return thither any more:

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 22:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 22:18 - Therefore thus saith the LORD concerning Jehoiakim the son of Josiah H2977 king of Judah; They shall not lament for him, saying, Ah my brother! or, Ah sister! they shall not lament for him, saying, Ah lord! or, Ah his glory!

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 25:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 25:1 - The word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the people of Judah in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah H2977 king of Judah, that was the first year of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon;

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 25:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 25:3 - From the thirteenth year of Josiah H2977 the son of Amon king of Judah, even unto this day, that is the three and twentieth year, the word of the LORD hath come unto me, and I have spoken unto you, rising early and speaking; but ye have not hearkened.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 26:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 26:1 - In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah H2977 king of Judah came this word from the LORD, saying,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 27:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 27:1 - In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah H2977 king of Judah came this word unto Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 35:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 35:1 - The word which came unto Jeremiah from the LORD in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah H2977 king of Judah, saying,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 36:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 36:1 - And it came to pass in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah H2977 king of Judah, that this word came unto Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 36:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 36:2 - Take thee a roll of a book, and write therein all the words that I have spoken unto thee against Israel, and against Judah, and against all the nations, from the day I spake unto thee, from the days of Josiah, H2977 even unto this day.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 36:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 36:9 - And it came to pass in the fifth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah H2977 king of Judah, in the ninth month, that they proclaimed a fast before the LORD to all the people in Jerusalem, and to all the people that came from the cities of Judah unto Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 37:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 37:1 - And king Zedekiah the son of Josiah H2977 reigned instead of Coniah the son of Jehoiakim, whom Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon made king in the land of Judah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 45:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 45:1 - The word that Jeremiah the prophet spake unto Baruch the son of Neriah, when he had written these words in a book at the mouth of Jeremiah, in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah H2977 king of Judah, saying,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 46:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 46:2 - Against Egypt, against the army of Pharaohnecho king of Egypt, which was by the river Euphrates in Carchemish, which Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon smote in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah H2977 king of Judah.
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