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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.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006 by Biblesoft, Inc.
All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com

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 17 times in 15 verses in '2Ch' in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 33:25

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 33:25 - Then the people of the land struck down all those who had conspired against King Amon, and the people of the land made Josiah H2977 his son king in his place.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 34:1 -

Josiah H2977 was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 34:33 - And Josiah H2977 took away all the abominations from all the lands belonging to the sons of Israel, and made all who were present in Israel to serve Yahweh their God. Throughout his [fn]lifetime they did not turn away from following Yahweh, the God of their fathers.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 35:1 -

Then Josiah H2977 celebrated the Passover to Yahweh in Jerusalem, and they slaughtered the Passover animals on the fourteenth day of the first month.

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And Josiah H2977 contributed to the lay people, to all who were present, flocks of lambs and young goats, all for the Passover offerings, numbering 30,000 plus 3,000 bulls; these were from the king’s possessions.

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So all the service of Yahweh was prepared on that day to celebrate the Passover, and to offer burnt offerings on the altar of Yahweh according to the commandment of King Josiah H2977.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 35:18

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 35:18 - And there had not been celebrated a Passover like it in Israel from the days of Samuel the prophet; nor had any of the kings of Israel celebrated such a Passover as Josiah H2977 celebrated with the priests, the Levites, all Judah and Israel who were present, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 35:19

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 35:19 - In the eighteenth year of Josiah’s H2977 reign, this Passover was celebrated.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 35:20 -

After all this, when Josiah H2977 had set the [fn]house in order, Neco king of Egypt went up to make war at Carchemish on the Euphrates, and Josiah H2977 went out to meet him.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 35:22

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 35:22 - However, Josiah H2977 would not turn [fn]away from him, but disguised himself in order to make war with him; nor did he listen to the words of Neco from the mouth of God, but came to make war on the plain of Megiddo.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 35:23

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 35:23 - Then the archers shot King Josiah H2977, and the king said to his servants, “Take me away, for I am badly wounded.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 35:24 - So his servants took him out of the chariot and drove him in the second chariot which he had, and brought him to Jerusalem [fn]where he died, and he was buried in the tombs of his fathers. And all Judah and Jerusalem mourned for Josiah H2977.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 35:25

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 35:25 - Then Jeremiah chanted a lament for Josiah H2977. And all the male and female singers speak about Josiah H2977 in their lamentations to this day. And they made them a statute in Israel; behold, they are also written in the lamentations.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 35:26

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 35:26 - Now the rest of the acts of Josiah H2977 and his deeds of lovingkindness according to what was written in the law of Yahweh,

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 36:1

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Then the people of the land took [fn]Joahaz the son of Josiah H2977, and made him king in place of his father in Jerusalem.

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