Strong H3092H3092Jיְהוֹשָׁפָט

Jehoshaphat

Transliteration: yehôshâphâţ
Pronunciation: yeh-ho-shaw-fawt'
Morphology: Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

A man of the Kingdom of Israel, living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.9.2;
son of: Nimshi (H5250);
father of: Jehu (H3058H)

Meaning of the name

Jehoshaphat = "Jehovah has judged"

General definition

From H3068 and H8199; Jehovah-judged;
{Jehoshaphat} the name of six Israelites; also of a valley near Jerusalem : - Jehoshaphat. Compare H3146 .

In the biblical story

Jehoshaphat

Father of Jehu, king of Israel.

Jehoshaphat was the father of Jehu, who became king of Israel.

In the Bible

Strong H3092J appears in 2 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

jehoshaphat2

First verses

2 Kings 9:2
And when thou comest thither, look out there Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi, and go in, and make him arise up from among his brethren, and carry him to an inner chamber;
2 Kings 9:14
So Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi conspired against Joram. (Now Joram had kept Ramoth–gilead, he and all Israel, because of Hazael king of Syria.