Strong H3087יְהוֹצָדָק

Jehozadak

Transliteration
yehôtsâdâq
Pronunciation
yeh-ho-tsaw-dawk'
Morphology
Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

From H3068 and H6663; Jehovah-righted;
{Jehotsadak} an Israelite: - {Jehozadek} Josedech. Compare H3136 .

Meaning of the name

Jehozadak or Josedech = "Jehovah is righteous"

Detailed definition

A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at 1Ch.6.14;
son of: Seraiah (H8304H);
brother of: Ezra (H5830);
father of: Joshua (H3091J); also called Jozadak at Ezr.3.2,8; 5.2; 1x

In the biblical story

Jehozadak

Father of Joshua the high priest during the exile.

Jehozadak (or Jozadak) was the father of Joshua, the high priest who returned from the Babylonian exile and helped rebuild the temple.

In the Bible

Strong H3087 appears in 8 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • josedech6
  • jehozadak2

First verses

  1. 1 Chronicles 6:14
    And Azariah begat Seraiah, and Seraiah begat Jehozadak,
  2. 1 Chronicles 6:15
    And Jehozadak went into captivity, when the Lord carried away Judah and Jerusalem by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar.
  3. Haggai 1:1
    In the second year of Darius the king, in the sixth month, in the first day of the month, came the word of the Lord by Haggai the prophet unto Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, saying,
  4. Haggai 1:12
    Then Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, with all the remnant of the people, obeyed the voice of the Lord their God, and the words of Haggai the prophet, as the Lord their God had sent him, and the people did fear before the Lord.
  5. Haggai 1:14
    And the Lord stirred up the spirit of Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and the spirit of Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, and the spirit of all the remnant of the people; and they came and did work in the house of the Lord of hosts, their God,
  6. Haggai 2:2
    Speak now to Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, and to the residue of the people, saying,
  7. Haggai 2:4
    Yet now be strong, O Zerubbabel, saith the Lord; and be strong, O Joshua, son of Josedech, the high priest; and be strong, all ye people of the land, saith the Lord, and work: for I am with you, saith the Lord of hosts:
  8. Zechariah 6:11
    Then take silver and gold, and make crowns, and set them upon the head of Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest;
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