Strong's H2977 (Hebrew)

Hebrew: יֹאשִׁיָּה (Yôʼshîyâh)

Pronunciation: yo-shee-yaw'

Morphology: n-pr-m

Name Meaning: Josiah = "whom Jehovah heals"

Derivation: or יֹאשִׁיָּהוּ (Yôʼshîyâhûw); from the same root as אֲשׁוּיָה (ʼăshûwyâh) [H803] and יָהּ (Yâhh) [H3050]; founded of Jah;

Definition: Joshijah, the name of two Israelites

KJV Renderings: Josiah.

Senses

1. son of Amon by Jedidah who succeeded his father to the throne of Judah and reigned for 31 years; his reign is noteworthy for the great revivals back to the worship of Jehovah which he led
2. a returned exile and son of Zephaniah at whose house took place the solemn and symbolical crowning of Joshua the high priest in the time of Zechariah the prophet

Cross References

Sources. The definition, derivation and KJV renderings are James Strong's own wording from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890) — public domain. The numbered senses and the Hebrew–Greek cross-references are the editorial work of the OpenScriptures Strong's dictionary, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0; their sense-outline conventions match the Outline of Biblical Usage (Online Bible, Larry Pierce), noted as a convention match rather than a documented claim.