Josibiah — the meaning of the Hebrew name יוֹשִׁבְיָה

יוֹשִׁבְיָה

Yôwshibyâh · pronounced yo-shi-yaw' · Strong's H3143 · a man

Josibiah means Jehovah will cause to dwell.

Built from

יָשַׁב yâshab (from, H3427) — properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet) open in the lexicon ›

יָהּ Yâhh (and, H3050) — Jah, the sacred name open in the lexicon ›

from H3427 and H3050; Jehovah will cause to dwell; Josibjah, an Israelite.

1Chr 4:35 And Joel, and Jehu the son of Josibiah, the son of Seraiah, the son of Asiel, (KJV)

1 occurrence in 1 verse — 1 Chronicles

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Definitions from Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (public domain); occurrences from the Westminster Leningrad Codex via Hebrew Explorer's interlinear.

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