Yoqthᵉʼêl — H3371

Definition

locative proper noun

Joktheel, the name of a place in Palestine, and of one in Idumaea

1. Joktheel = "the blessedness of God"
2. a city in the low country of Judah named next to Lachish
3. the name given to the cliff which was the stronghold of Edom by king Amaziah after capturing it; also called 'Selah' and 'Petra'

Usually translated as

Joktheel

Origin

probably from the same as H3348 and H410; veneration of God (compare H3354)

• Same as Yâqeh (H3348)
• Same as ʼêl (H410)
• Same as Yᵉqûwthîyʼêl (H3354)

Occurrences

Yoqthᵉʼêl occurs 2 times in the King James.

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

• Joshua 15:38 — And Dilean, and Mizpeh, and Joktheel (וְיָקְתְאֵֽל),
• 2 Kings 14:7 — He slew of Edom in the valley of salt ten thousand, and took Selah by war, and called the name of it Joktheel (יָקְתְאֵ֔ל) unto this day.