Lexical Definition

‎יׇקְתְאֵל‎ Yoqthᵉʼêl (yok-theh-ale') Joktheel ^N:N--L
probably from the same as ‎יָקֶה‎ and ‎אֵל‎; veneration of God (compare ‎יְקוּתִיאֵל‎)

Joktheel.

• § Joktheel = "the blessedness of God"
• Joktheel, the name of a place in Palestine, and of one in Idumaea

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'

Brown-Driver-Briggs

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

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

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

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