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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 - But the people of the land slew all those who had conspired against King Amon; and the people of the land made Josi'ah his son king in his stead.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 34:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 34:1 - Josi'ah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned thirty-one years in Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 34:33

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 34:33 - And Josi'ah took away all the abominations from all the territory that belonged to the people of Israel, and made all who were in Israel serve the LORD their God. All his days they did not turn away from following the LORD the God of their fathers.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 35:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 35:1 - Josi'ah kept a passover to the LORD in Jerusalem; and they killed the passover lamb on the fourteenth day of the first month.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 35:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 35:7 - Then Josi'ah contributed to the lay people, as passover offerings for all that were present, lambs and kids from the flock to the number of thirty thousand, and three thousand bulls; these were from the king's possessions.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 35:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 35:16 - So all the service of the LORD was prepared that day, to keep the passover and to offer burnt offerings on the altar of the LORD, according to the command of King Josi'ah.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 35:18

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 35:18 - No passover like it had been kept in Israel since the days of Samuel the prophet; none of the kings of Israel had kept such a passover as was kept by Josi'ah, and the priests and the Levites, and 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 the reign of Josi'ah this passover was kept.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 35:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 35:20 - After all this, when Josi'ah had prepared the temple, Neco king of Egypt went up to fight at Car'chemish on the Euphra'tes and Josi'ah went out against him.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 35:22

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 35:22 - Nevertheless Josi'ah would not turn away from him, but disguised himself in order to fight with him. He did not listen to the words of Neco from the mouth of God, but joined battle in the plain of Megid'do.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 35:23

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 35:23 - And the archers shot King Josi'ah; and the king said to his servants, "Take me away, for I am badly wounded."

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 35:24

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 35:24 - So his servants took him out of the chariot and carried him in his second chariot and brought him to Jerusalem. And he died, and was buried in the tombs of his fathers. All Judah and Jerusalem mourned for Josi'ah.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 35:25

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 35:25 - Jeremiah also uttered a lament for Josi'ah; and all the singing men and singing women have spoken of Josi'ah in their laments to this day. They made these an ordinance in Israel; behold, they are written in the Laments.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 35:26

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 35:26 - Now the rest of the acts of Josi'ah, and his good deeds according to what is written in the law of the LORD,

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 36:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 36:1 - The people of the land took Jeho'ahaz the son of Josi'ah and made him king in his father's stead in Jerusalem.
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