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yᵊhōṣādāq יְהוֹצָדָק ‘Jehozadak’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from yᵊhōwā יְהֹוָה ‘YHWH/Lord’ and ṣādēq צָדֵק ‘to justify’
Roots: יהווה צדק

yᵊhōṣādāq pr n m pers
Jehozadak or Josedech = "Jehovah is righteous"
1) grandson of the high priest Hilkiah; son of the high priest Seraiah; and father of the high priest Joshua; he never attained the office of high priest himself because he was carried captive to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar

Mentioned in Haggai 1:1, 2:2, 1:12, 1:14, 2:4 Zechariah 6:11 1 Chronicles 5:40, 5:41

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