Yᵉhôwzâbâd — H3075

Definition

masculine proper noun

Jehozabad, the name of three Israelites

1. Jehozabad = "Jehovah has endowed"
2. son of Shomer, a Moabitish woman, who murdered Joash, king of Judah
3. a Benjamite, captain of 180,000 armed men, in the days of Jehoshaphat
4. a Korhite Levite, 2nd son of Obededom, and one of the porters of the temple and of the storehouse there in the time of David

Usually translated as

Jehozabad

Origin

from H3068 and H2064; Jehovah-endowed

• Derived from Yᵉhôvâh (H3068)
• Derived from Zâbad (H2064)

Occurrences

Yᵉhôwzâbâd occurs 4 times in the King James.

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

• 2 Kings 12:21 — For Jozachar the son of Shimeath, and Jehozabad (וִיהוֹזָבָ֨ד) the son of Shomer, his servants, smote him, and he died; and they buried him with his fathers in the city of David: and Amaziah his son reigned in his stead.
• 1 Chronicles 26:4 — Moreover the sons of Obed-edom were, Shemaiah the firstborn, Jehozabad (יְהוֹזָבָ֣ד) the second, Joah the third, and Sacar the fourth, and Nethaneel the fifth,
• 2 Chronicles 17:18 — And next him was Jehozabad (יְהוֹזָבָ֑ד), and with him an hundred and fourscore thousand ready prepared for the war.
• 2 Chronicles 24:26 — And these are they that conspired against him; Zabad the son of Shimeath an Ammonitess, and Jehozabad (וִיה֣וֹזָבָ֔ד) the son of Shimrith a Moabitess.