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Brown-Driver-Briggs /Thayer Dictionary - יֹאשִׁיָּה
יֹאשִׁיָּה
H2977
Transliteration: Yôʼshîyâh
Pronunciation: yo-shee-yaw'
Definition: Josiah
Original: יאשׁיּהוּ יאשׁיּה Transliteration: yô'shı̂yâh yô'shı̂yâhû Phonetic: yo-shee-yaw'
BDB Definition:
Josiah = "whom Jehovah heals"- 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
- 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