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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 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 killed all who had plotted against King Amon, and they made Josiah his son king in his place.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 34:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 34:1 - Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem thirty-one years.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 34:33

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 34:33 - Josiah removed all the detestable idols from all the territory belonging to the Israelites, and he had all who were present in Israel serve the LORD their God. As long as he lived, they did not fail to follow the LORD, the God of their ancestors.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 35:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 35:1 - Josiah celebrated the Passover to the LORD in Jerusalem, and the Passover lamb was slaughtered on the fourteenth day of the first month.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 35:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 35:7 - Josiah provided for all the lay people who were there a total of thirty thousand lambs and goats for the Passover offerings, and also three thousand cattle—all from the king’s own possessions.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 35:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 35:16 - So at that time the entire service of the LORD was carried out for the celebration of the Passover and the offering of burnt offerings on the altar of the LORD, as King Josiah had ordered.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 35:18

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 35:18 - The Passover had not been observed like this in Israel since the days of the prophet Samuel; and none of the kings of Israel had ever celebrated such a Passover as did Josiah, with the priests, the Levites and all Judah and Israel who were there with the people of Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 35:19

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 35:19 - This Passover was celebrated in the eighteenth year of Josiah’s reign.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 35:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 35:20 - After all this, when Josiah had set the temple in order, Necho king of Egypt went up to fight at Carchemish on the Euphrates, and Josiah marched out to meet him in battle.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 35:22

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 35:22 - Josiah, however, would not turn away from him, but disguised himself to engage him in battle. He would not listen to what Necho had said at God’s command but went to fight him on the plain of Megiddo.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 35:23

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 35:23 - Archers shot King Josiah, and he told his officers, “Take me away; I am badly wounded.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 35:24

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 35:24 - So they took him out of his chariot, put him in his other chariot and brought him to Jerusalem, where he died. He was buried in the tombs of his ancestors, and all Judah and Jerusalem mourned for him.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 35:25

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 35:25 - Jeremiah composed laments for Josiah, and to this day all the male and female singers commemorate Josiah in the laments. These became a tradition in Israel and are written in the Laments.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 35:26

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 35:26 - The other events of Josiah’s reign and his acts of devotion in accordance with what is written in the Law of the LORD—

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 36:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 36:1 - And the people of the land took Jehoahaz son of Josiah and made him king in Jerusalem in place of his father.
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