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yōʾšiyyāhū יֹאשִׁיָּ֫הוּ ‘Josiah’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from the same root as ʾāšᵊyā אָשְׁיָה ‘foundation’ and yāh יָהּ ‘YH--’
Roots: אשׁויה יה

yōʾšiyyāhū pr n m pers
Josiah = "whom Jehovah heals"
1) son of Amon by Jedidah who succeeded his father to the throne of Judah and reigned for 31 years; his reign is noteworthy for the great revivals back to the worship of Jehovah which he led
2) a returned exile and son of Zephaniah at whose house took place the solemn and symbolical crowning of Joshua the high priest in the time of Zechariah the prophet

Mentioned in 1 Kings 13:2 2 Kings 23:30, 23:34, 23:24, 22:1, 23:16, 23:23, 21:24, 22:3, 23:29, 23:19, 23:28, 21:26 Jeremiah 22:11, 22:18, 1:2, 3:6, 25:3, 27:1, 35:1, 36:1, 36:2, 45:1, 26:1, 37:1, 25:1, 46:2, 36:9, 1:3 Zephaniah 1:1 Zechariah 6:10 1 Chronicles 3:14, 3:15 2 Chronicles 34:33, 35:24, 36:1, 34:1, 35:20, 35:22, 35:7, 33:25, 35:23, 35:25, 35:1, 35:18, 35:26, 35:16, 35:19

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