Botsqath — H1218

Definition

locative proper noun

Botscath, a place in Palestine

1. Bozkath or Boscath = "rocky height"
2. a city in Judah in the lowlands toward the Philistines, home of Josiah's mother

Usually translated as

Bozcath, Boskath

Origin

from H1216; a swell of ground

• Derived from Bâtsêq (H1216)

Occurrences

Botsqath occurs 2 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Joshua (1), 2 Kings (1)

• Joshua 15:39 — Lachish, and Bozkath (וּבָצְקַ֖ת), and Eglon,
• 2 Kings 22:1 — Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned thirty and one years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Jedidah, the daughter of Adaiah of Boscath (מִבָּצְקַֽת).