Yôwthâm — H3147

H3147 · Hebrew — יותם

Pronunciation: yo-thawm'

Definition

masculine proper noun

Jotham, the name of three Israelites

  1. Jotham = "Jehovah is perfect"
  2. son of king Uzziah of Judah by Jerushah; king of Judah for 16 years and contemporary with Isaiah and king Pekah of Israel
  3. son of Jahdai and a descendant of Caleb and Judah
  4. youngest son of Gideon who escaped from the massacre of his brothers

Usually translated as

Jotham

Origin

from H3068 and H8535; Jehovah (is) perfect

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Yôwthâm occurs 24 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Judges (4), 2 Kings (7), 1 Chronicles (3), 2 Chronicles (6), Isaiah (2), Hosea (1), Micah (1)

Strong's Lexicon — Y