Jehoshaphat

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Etymology

From Hebrew יְהוֹשָׁפָט, from יהוה (“Yahweh”) +‎ שָׁפַט (shafát, “to judge”), meaning "Yahweh has judged".

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Proper noun

Jehoshaphat

  1. the fourth Judean King after King Solomon and also the son of King Asa; father of King Joram (aka Jehoram.)
  2. (biblical) A male given name from Hebrew

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Interjection

Jehoshaphat

  1. Expressing astonishment; jumping Jehoshaphat.
    • 1954, Isaac Asimov, The Caves of Steel:
      Baley […] thought of a visit to the City Zoo with Ben six or seven years ago. No, eight, because Ben had just passed his eighth birthday then. (Jehoshaphat! Where did the time go?)

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