יֹאשִׁיָּ֑הוּ
𐤉𐤀𐤔𐤉𐤄𐤅
Yoshiyah
Josiah
Proper personal name; denotes 'Yoshiyyahu' (Josiah), meaning 'Yahweh supports' or 'Yahweh has given support'. Used primarily as the name of a king of Judah (Josiah, late 7th century BCE), and once as the name of a minor Israelite. The name combines an element meaning 'support' or 'give' with a theophoric suffix referring to Yahweh (יהּ).
2 Chronicles 35:23 · Word #4
Lexicon H2977
| Lemma | יֹאשִׁיָּה |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤉𐤀𐤔𐤉𐤄 |
| Transliteration | Yoshiyah |
| Strong's | H2977 |
| Definition | Proper personal name; denotes 'Yoshiyyahu' (Josiah), meaning 'Yahweh supports' or 'Yahweh has given support'. Used primarily as the name of a king of Judah (Josiah, late 7th century BCE), and once as the name of a minor Israelite. The name combines an element meaning 'support' or 'give' with a theophoric suffix referring to Yahweh (יהּ). |
Morphology HNp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
Common Translation
| Phrase | Josiah |
SIBI-P1 Translation H2977-03
Yahweh-Supports
| Morphological Notes | Masculine singular proper personal name (theophoric), with יהּ suffix referring to Yahweh. |
| Rendering Rationale | This proper masculine personal name combines the root אשה (“to support, heal, save”) with the theophoric element יהּ (“Yah”). Rendering it as “Yahweh-Supports” preserves both the root meaning and the divine name element embedded in the morphology. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
Yoshiyah
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Proper noun transliterated from Hebrew. P1 meaning: to Yahweh-supports |
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