Strong H3371H3371Hיׇקְתְאֵל

Joktheel

One of the 2 senses of Strong H3371

Transliteration
yoqthe'êl
Pronunciation
yok-theh-ale'
Morphology
Proper Name of a Location with no gender

Definition

Sela, also known as rock or Joktheel, was an Edomite stronghold captured by King Amaziah of Judah (2 Ki. 14:7; 2 Chr. 25:12; Isa. 16:1; 42:11; Judg. 1:36).

Meaning of the name

Joktheel = "the blessedness of God"

General definition

Probably from the same as H3348 and H410; veneration of God (compare H3354);
{Joktheel} the name of a place in {Palestine} and of one in Idumaea: - Joktheel.

In the biblical story

Sela

Edomite stronghold captured by King Amaziah of Judah

Sela, also known as rock or Joktheel, was an Edomite stronghold captured by King Amaziah of Judah (2 Ki. 14:7; 2 Chr. 25:12; Isa. 16:1; 42:11; Judg. 1:36).

In the Bible

Strong H3371H appears in 1 verse of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • joktheel1

First verses

  1. 2 Kings 14:7
    He slew of Edom in the valley of salt ten thousand, and took Selah by war, and called the name of it Joktheel unto this day.
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