Jotbah — the meaning of the Hebrew name יׇטְבָה

יׇטְבָה

Yoṭbâh · pronounced yot-baw' · Strong's H3192 · a place

Jotbah means pleasantness.

Built from

יָטַב yâṭab (from, H3190) — to be (causative) make well, literally (sound, beautiful) or figuratively (happy, successful, right) open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

from H3190; pleasantness; Jotbah, a place in Palestine.

First appearance

2Kgs 21:19 Amon was twenty and two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned two years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Meshullemeth, the daughter of Haruz of Jotbah. (KJV)

Every verse that names Jotbah

1 occurrence in 1 verse — 2 Kings

2Kgs 21:19

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