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Strong's #3371 - יָקְתְאֵל

Transliteration

Yoqthᵉʼêl

Phonetics

yok-theh-ale'

Origin

probably from the same as (H3348) and (H410)

Parts of Speech

proper locative noun

TWOT

None

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

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

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (2)

Joshua 1

2 Kings 1

BSB (2)

Joshua 1

2 Kings 1

CSB (2)

Joshua 1

2 Kings 1

ESV (2)

Joshua 1

2 Kings 1

KJV (2)

Joshua 1

2 Kings 1

LEB (2)

Joshua 1

2 Kings 1

LSB (2)

Joshua 1

2 Kings 1

N95 (2)

Joshua 1

2 Kings 1

NAS (2)

Joshua 1

2 Kings 1

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (2)

Joshua 1

2 Kings 1

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

יָקְתְאֵל proper name, of a location (according to Ol^{§ 277k. 3} יקת is Imperfect from a √ קות, meaning dubious; possibly = יְקוּתִיאֵל q. v.; see Wetzst in De^{Isaiah 3:703f.}) —

1 in the Shephelah of Judah Joshua 15:38, site unknown; ᵐ5 Ιακαρεηλ A Ιεκθαηλ, ᵐ5^L Ιεχθαηλ.

2 name given toסֶלַע (= Petra) by King Amaziah, its captor 2 Kings 14:7; ᵐ5 Καθοηλ; A Ιεκθοηλ.

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

יָקְתְאֵל (“subdued by God,” for יָקְתֶּה אֵל from the root קָתָה = قتا to serve), [Joktheel], pr.n.

(1) of a town of the tribe of Judah, Joshua 15:38.

(2) the name which king Amaziah gave to Sela the metropolis of Arabia Petræa, which he took, 2 Kings 14:7.

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List of Word Forms

וְיָקְתְאֵֽל׃ ויקתאל׃ יָקְתְאֵ֔ל יקתאל veyaketeEl wə·yā·qə·ṯə·’êl wəyāqəṯə’êl yā·qə·ṯə·’êl yaketeEl yāqəṯə’êl