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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 BoxJer 1:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 1:2 - The word of the LORD came to him in the thirteenth year of the reign of Josiah son of Amon king of Judah,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 1:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 1:3 - and through the reign of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, down to the fifth month of the eleventh year of Zedekiah son of Josiah king of Judah, when the people of Jerusalem went into exile.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 3:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 3:6 - During the reign of King Josiah, the LORD said to me, “Have you seen what faithless Israel has done? She has gone up on every high hill and under every spreading tree and has committed adultery there.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 22:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 22:11 - For this is what the LORD says about Shallum[fn] son of Josiah, who succeeded his father as king of Judah but has gone from this place: “He will never return.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 22:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 22:18 - Therefore this is what the LORD says about Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah: “They will not mourn for him: ‘Alas, my brother! Alas, my sister!’ They will not mourn for him: ‘Alas, my master! Alas, his splendor!’

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 25:1

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 25:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 25:3 - For twenty-three years—from the thirteenth year of Josiah son of Amon king of Judah until this very day—the word of the LORD has come to me and I have spoken to you again and again, but you have not listened.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 26:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 26:1 - Early in the reign of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, this word came from the LORD:

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 27:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 27:1 - Early in the reign of Zedekiah[fn] son of Josiah king of Judah, this word came to Jeremiah from the LORD:

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 35:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 35:1 - This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD during the reign of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah:

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 36:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 36:1 - In the fourth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, this word came to Jeremiah from the LORD:

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 36:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 36:2 - “Take a scroll and write on it all the words I have spoken to you concerning Israel, Judah and all the other nations from the time I began speaking to you in the reign of Josiah till now.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 36:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 36:9 - In the ninth month of the fifth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, a time of fasting before the LORD was proclaimed for all the people in Jerusalem and those who had come from the towns of Judah.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 37:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 37:1 - Zedekiah son of Josiah was made king of Judah by Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon; he reigned in place of Jehoiachin[fn] son of Jehoiakim.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 45:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 45:1 - When Baruch son of Neriah wrote on a scroll the words Jeremiah the prophet dictated in the fourth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, Jeremiah said this to Baruch:

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 46:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 46:2 - Concerning Egypt: This is the message against the army of Pharaoh Necho king of Egypt, which was defeated at Carchemish on the Euphrates River by Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon in the fourth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah:
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