Jotham
יוֹתָםStrong’s H3147yotam (yo-tam)
Appears in 24 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Yotam is the Hebrew word usually translated “jotham”. It appears in 24 verses of the Old Testament.
“And he went unto his father’s house at Ophrah, and slew his brethren the sons of Jerubbaal, being threescore and ten persons, upon one stone: notwithstanding yet Jotham the youngest son of Jerubbaal was left; for he hid himself.”
Meaning
- Son of king Uzziah of Judah by Jerushah; king of Judah for 16 years and contemporary with Isaiah and king Pekah of Israel
- Son of Jahdai and a descendant of Caleb and Judah
- Youngest son of Gideon who escaped from the massacre of his brothers
- Son of king Uzziah of Judah by Jerushah; king of Judah for 16 years and contemporary with Isaiah and king Pekah of Israel
- Son of Jahdai and a descendant of Caleb and Judah
- Youngest son of Gideon who escaped from the massacre of his brothers
- Son of king Uzziah of Judah by Jerushah; king of Judah for 16 years and contemporary with Isaiah and king Pekah of Israel
- Son of Jahdai and a descendant of Caleb and Judah
- Youngest son of Gideon who escaped from the massacre of his brothers
How it's translated
- jotham 19
- and jotham 3
- to jotham 1
- of jotham 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 2 Kings 7
- 2 Chronicles 6
- Judges 4
- 1 Chronicles 3
- Isaiah 2
- Hosea 1
7 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Judges 9:7And when they told it to Jotham, he went and stood in the top of mount Gerizim, and lifted up his voice, and cried, and said unto them, Hearken unto me, ye men of Shechem, that God may hearken unto you.
- Judges 9:21And Jotham ran away, and fled, and went to Beer, and dwelt there, for fear of Abimelech his brother.
- Judges 9:57And all the evil of the men of Shechem did God render upon their heads: and upon them came the curse of Jotham the son of Jerubbaal.
- 2 Kings 15:5And the LORD smote the king, so that he was a leper unto the day of his death, and dwelt in a several house. And Jotham the king’s son was over the house, judging the people of the land.
- 2 Kings 15:7So Azariah slept with his fathers; and they buried him with his fathers in the city of David: and Jotham his son reigned in his stead.
- 2 Kings 15:30And Hoshea the son of Elah made a conspiracy against Pekah the son of Remaliah, and smote him, and slew him, and reigned in his stead, in the twentieth year of Jotham the son of Uzziah.
Hebrew dictionary
יוֹתָם yotam · Jotham
A man living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Jdg.9.5; son of: Gideon (H1439); brother of: Jether (H3500) and Abimelech (H0040H) § Jotham = "Jehovah is perfect" 1) son of king Uzziah of Judah by Jerushah; king of Judah for 16 years and contemporary with Isaiah and king Pekah of Israel 2) son of Jahdai and a descendant of Caleb and Judah 3) youngest son of Gideon who escaped from the massacre of his brothers
יוֹתָם yotam · Jotham
A king of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.15.5; son of: Uzziah (H5818) and Jerusha (H3388); father of: Ahaz (H0271) Also named: Iōatham (Ἰωάθαμ "Jotham" G2488) § Jotham = "Jehovah is perfect" 1) son of king Uzziah of Judah by Jerushah; king of Judah for 16 years and contemporary with Isaiah and king Pekah of Israel 2) son of Jahdai and a descendant of Caleb and Judah 3) youngest son of Gideon who escaped from the massacre of his brothers
יוֹתָם yotam · Jotham
A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.2.47; son of Caleb (H3612H) and Jahdai (H3056); brother of: Regem (H7276), Geshan (H1529), Pelet (H6404), Ephah (H5891I) and Shaaph (H8174) § Jotham = "Jehovah is perfect" 1) son of king Uzziah of Judah by Jerushah; king of Judah for 16 years and contemporary with Isaiah and king Pekah of Israel 2) son of Jahdai and a descendant of Caleb and Judah 3) youngest son of Gideon who escaped from the massacre of his brothers
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.