Strong H3136H3136Bיוֹצָדָק

Jozadak

Transliteration: yôtsâdâq
Pronunciation: yo-tsaw-dawk'
Morphology: Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

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
Aramaic of ye.ho.tsa.daq (יְהוֹצָדָק "Jehozadak" H3087)

Meaning of the name

Jozadak = "Jehovah is righteous"

General definition

A form of H3087; {Jotsadak} an Israelite: - Jozadak.

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 H3136B appears in 1 verse of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

jozadak1

First verses

Ezra 5:2
Then rose up Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and began to build the house of God which is at Jerusalem: and with them were the prophets of God helping them.

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Occurrences by book

Ezra1

Related words

Same identity

יְהוֹצָדָקJehozadakH3087