Josiphiah — the meaning of the Hebrew name יוֹסִפְיָה

יוֹסִפְיָה

Yôwçiphyâh · pronounced yo-sif-yaw' · Strong's H3131 · a man

Josiphiah means Jah (is) adding.

Built from

יָסַף yâçaph (active participle of, H3254) — to add or augment (often adverbial, to continue to do a thing) open in the lexicon ›

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

from active participle of H3254 and H3050; Jah (is) adding; Josiphjah, an Israelite.

Ezra 8:10 And of the sons of Shelomith; the son of Josiphiah, and with him an hundred and threescore males. (KJV)

1 occurrence in 1 verse — Ezra

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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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