Jephthah

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proper noun

A male given name from Hebrew.

UncommonScrabble 26

Meanings

proper noun

alternative Jephtha · alternative Jephte

  1. A male given name from Hebrew.
  2. A judge described in the Book of Judges of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh.

Translations

French Jephté
  • JephtéIsraelite judge
Hebrew יפתח
  • יפתח (yiftāḥ)Israelite judge
Irish Iafta
  • IaftaIsraelite judge
Polish Jefte
  • JefteIsraelite judge
Russian Иеффай
  • Иеффай (Ijeffaj)Israelite judge
Spanish Jefté
  • JeftéIsraelite judge
Cite this entry
APA

Jephthah. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jephthah

MLA

“Jephthah.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jephthah. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Jephthah,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jephthah.

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