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Jephthah — the meaning of the Hebrew name יִפְתָּח

יִפְתָּח

Yiphtâch · pronounced yif-tawkh' · Strong's H3316 · a man and a place · also spelled Jiphtah

Jephthah means he will open.

Built from

פָּתַח pâthach (from, H6605) — to open wide (literally or figuratively) open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

from H6605; he will open; Jiphtach, an Israelite; also a place in Palestine.

First appearance

Josh 15:43 And Jiphtah, and Ashnah, and Nezib, (KJV)

Every verse that names Jephthah

26 occurrences in 26 verses — Joshua, Judges, 1 Samuel

Josh 15:43Judg 11:1Judg 11:2Judg 11:3Judg 11:5Judg 11:6Judg 11:7Judg 11:8Judg 11:9Judg 11:10Judg 11:11Judg 11:12Judg 11:13Judg 11:14Judg 11:15Judg 11:28Judg 11:29Judg 11:30Judg 11:32Judg 11:34Judg 11:40Judg 12:1Judg 12:2Judg 12:4Judg 12:71Sam 12:11

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