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- Hebrew · derived fromיְהוֹשָׁפָט
- English todayJehoshaphat
From Hebrew יְהוֹשָׁפָט, from יהוה (“Yahweh”) + שָׁפַט (shafát, “to judge”), meaning "Yahweh has judged".
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: Expressing astonishment; jumping Jehoshaphat. Full definition →
From Hebrew יְהוֹשָׁפָט, from יהוה (“Yahweh”) + שָׁפַט (shafát, “to judge”), meaning "Yahweh has judged".
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.