Lexical Definition

‎יוֹצָדָק‎ Yôwtsâdâq (yo-tsaw-dawk') Jozadak ^N:N-M-P
a form of ‎יְהוֹצָדָק‎

Jozadak.

• § Jozadak = "Jehovah is righteous"
• Jotsadak, an Israelite

1) grandson of the high priest Hilkiah; son of the high priest Seraiah; and father of the high priest Joshua; he never attained the office of high priest himself because he was carried captive to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar

Extended Information

Hebrew of: יְהוֹצָדָק

• A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at 1Ch.6.14
• son of: Seraiah (שְׂרָיָה)
• brother of: Ezra (עֶזְרָא)
• father of: Joshua (יְהוֹשׁוּעַ); also called Jozadak at Ezr.3.2, 8 5.2 1x
• Another name of ye.ho.tsa.daq (‎י‎ְ‎הו‎ֹ‎צ‎ָ‎ד‎ָ‎ק‎ "Jehozadak" יְהוֹצָדָק)

Brown-Driver-Briggs

Hebrew form: יְהוֹצָדָק
‎יוֺצָדָק‎ proper name, masculine Ezra 5:2 (Biblical Hebrew id., √ ‎הָיָה‎). ‎יזב‎ see ‎שֵׁיוֵב‎.

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