Lexical Definition

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

Jozadak.

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

Usage: 1 form in 1 verse
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יֽוֹצָדָק֙ Jozadak Ezra.10.18

Extended Information

Brown-Driver-Briggs

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

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Book Refs
Ezra 5:2

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Male • Returned priest • A priest whose descendants married foreign women

Man living at the time of Exile and Return

Among the descendants of Jozadak, some priests were found to have married foreign women during the time of Ezra.

Jozadak is mentioned in Ezra 10:18 in the context of the priests who had married foreign women during the post-exilic period. The passage is part of Ezra's reforms and his efforts to address the issue of intermarriage between the Israelites and the pagan peoples of the land (Ezra 9-10).

In the list of priests who had married foreign women, some of the descendants of Jozadak are mentioned (Ezra 10:18). This indicates that even among the priestly families, there were those who had violated the commandment to refrain from intermarrying with the surrounding nations (Deuteronomy 7:3-4).

As part of the covenant made under Ezra's leadership, these priests agreed to put away their foreign wives and children (Ezra 10:19). This event underscores the importance of maintaining religious and cultural purity among the Israelites, particularly in the post-exilic period when they were re-establishing their identity and covenant relationship with God.

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