Strong H3147H3147Gיוֹתָם

Jotham

One of the 3 senses of Strong H3147

Transliteration
yôthâm
Pronunciation
yo-thawm'
Morphology
Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

A man living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Jdg.9.5;
son of: Gideon (H1439);
brother of: Jether (H3500) and Abimelech (H40H)

Meaning of the name

Jotham = "Jehovah is perfect"

General definition

From H3068 and H8535; Jehovah (is) perfect;
{Jotham} the name of three Israelites: - Jotham.

In the biblical story

Jotham

Youngest son of Gideon who escaped Abimelech's massacre

Jotham, the youngest son of Gideon, was the only one to escape when Abimelech killed his seventy brothers.

In the Bible

Strong H3147G appears in 4 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • jotham4

First verses

  1. Judges 9:5
    And he went unto his father’s house at Ophrah, and slew his brethren the sons of Jerubbaal, being threescore and ten persons, upon one stone: notwithstanding yet Jotham the youngest son of Jerubbaal was left; for he hid himself.
  2. Judges 9:7
    And when they told it to Jotham, he went and stood in the top of mount Gerizim, and lifted up his voice, and cried, and said unto them, Hearken unto me, ye men of Shechem, that God may hearken unto you.
  3. Judges 9:21
    And Jotham ran away, and fled, and went to Beer, and dwelt there, for fear of Abimelech his brother.
  4. Judges 9:57
    And all the evil of the men of Shechem did God render upon their heads: and upon them came the curse of Jotham the son of Jerubbaal.
See every occurrence

Occurrences by book

Related words