Joadanus
jo-a-da'-nus (Ioadanos: In 1 Esdras 9:19, apparently, through some corruption; the same as Gedaliah, a son of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, inEzr 10:18.
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Joah
jo'-a (yo'ach, "Yahweh is brother"):(1) Son of Asaph and recorder under King Hezekiah (2Ki 18:18,26;Isa 36:3,11,22); he was one of the 3 officers sent by the king to speak to th...
Joahaz
jo'-a-haz (yo'-achaz, "Yahweh has grasped" = "Jehoahaz"):(1) Father of JOAH (4) (2Ch 34:8).(2) the Revised Version (British and American) and Hebrew in2Ki 14:1for Jehoahaz, king...
Joakim
jo'-a-kim (Ioakeim; the King James Version Joacim):(1) Jehoiakim, king of Judah and Jerusalem (1 Esdras 1:37-39; Baruch 1:3).(2) Jehoiachin, son of (1) (1 Esdras 1:43).(3) Son o...
Joanan
jo-a'-nan (Westcott-Hort, Greek New Testament, Ioanan; Textus Receptus of the New Testament, Ioanna; the King James Version, Joanna):(1) A grandson of Zerubbabel in the genealog...
Joanna
jo-an'-a (Ioana, or Ioanna): The wife of Chuzas, Herod's steward. She was one of the "women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities" which "ministered unto him (King...
Joannes
jo-an'-es, jo-an'-ez (Ioannes; the King James Version, Johannes):(1) Son of Acatan (1 Esdras 8:38), called also "Johanan" inEzr 8:12.(2) Son of Bebai (1 Esdras 9:29), called "Je...
Joarib
jo'-a-rib (Ioarib; the King James Version Jarib): Ancestor of Mattathias (1 Macc 14:29), given as "Joarib" in the King James Version of 1 Macc 2:1; he was chief of the first of ...
Joash (1)
jo'-ash (yo'ash, "Yahweh is strong" or "Yahweh has bestowed"; Ioas):(1) Father of Gideon, of the clan of Abiezer and the tribe Manasseh (Jud 6:11,29,30,31;7:14;8:13,19,32). Gide...
Joash (2)
(yo`ash, "Yahweh has aided"):(1) A Benjamite, or, more probably, a Zebulunite (1Ch 7:8).(2) One of David's officers; Joash was "over the cellars of oil" (1Ch 27:28).
Joatham
jo'-a-tham (Ioatham): the King James Version for the Revised Version (British and American) "Jotham" (Mt 1:9).See JOTHAM (the king).
Job
job ('iyobh, meaning of name doubtful; some conjecturing "object of enmity," others "he who turns," etc., to God; both uncertain guesses; Iob): The titular hero of the Book of J...
Job, Book Of
|| I. INTRODUCTORY1. Place in the Canon2. Rank and ReadersII. THE LITERARY FRAMEWORK1. Setting of Time, Place and Scene2. Characters and Personality3. Form and StyleIII. THE COU...
Job, Testament Of
SeeAPOCALYPTIC LITERATURE.
Jobab
jo'-bab (yobhabh, perhaps "howling"; Iobab):(1) "Son" of Joktan (Ge 10:29;1Ch 1:23).SeeTABLE OF NATIONS.(2) An Edomite king (Ge 36:33,14;1Ch 1:44,45).(3) King of Madon (Jos 11:1...
Jochebed
jok'-e-bed (yokhebhedh, "Yahweh is glory"): Daughter of Levi, wife of Amram and mother of Moses (Ex 6:20;Nu 26:59). According toEx 6:20, she was a sister of Kohath, Amram's father.
Jod
jod "y": Yodh, the tenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet.SeeALPHABET;JOT;YODH.
Joda
jo'-da (Westcott-Hort, Greek New Testament, Ioda; Textus Receptus of the New Testament, Iouda):(1) A Levite, whose sons were "over the works of the Lord," corresponding to Sudia...
Joed
jo'-ed (yo`edh, "Yahweh is witness"): A "son" of Benjamin (Ne 11:7), wanting in1Ch 9:7.
Joel (1)
jo'-el (yo'el, popularly interpreted as "Yahweh is God"; but see HPN, 153; BDB, 222a):(1) The firstborn of Samuel (1Sa 8:2;1Ch 6:33), and supplied in the Revised Version (Britis...
Joel (2)
(yo'el; Ioel):I. THE PROPHETII. THE BOOK1. Literary Form2. Outline of Contents3. Interpretation(1) Literal(2) Allegorical4. Indications of Date(1) Place in the Canon(2) Language...
Joelah
jo-e'-la (yo`e'lah, perhaps = yo`elah, "may he avail!"): One of David's recruits at Ziklag (1Ch 12:7(Hebrew 8)); a Benjamite or perhaps a Judean (see Curtis, Chronicles, 195 f).
Joezer
jo-e'-zer (yo`ezer, "Yahweh is help"): One of David's Benjamite recruits at Ziklag, though perhaps a Judean (1Ch 12:6(Hebrew 7)).
Jogbehah
jog'-be-ha (yoghbechah): A city in Gilead assigned to Gad and fortified by that tribe (Nu 32:35). It lay on the line along which Gideon chased the Midianites (Jud 8:11), and the...
Jogli
jog'-li (yoghli, perhaps = "led into exile"): Father of Bukki, a Danite chief (Nu 34:22).
Joha
jo'-ha (yocha, meaning unknown, but perhaps = yo'ach "Joah"; see HPN, 283, note 4):(1) A Benjamite (1Ch 8:16).(2) One of David's mighty men (1Ch 11:45).
Johanan
jo-ha'-nan (yochanan, "Yahweh has been gracious"; Ioanan; compare JEHOHANAN):(1) Son of Kareah, and one of "the captains of the forces who were in the fields" (i.e. probably gue...