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Josiphiah
increase of the Lord; the Lord's finishing
יוֹסִפְיָה yo.siph.yah
Josiphiah (Hebrew: יוֹסִפְיָה, yo.siph.yah) means “increase of the Lord; the Lord's finishing”, by traditional interpretation. It appears once, at Ezra 8:10. In United States birth records the name is below the reporting threshold. Appears with Bani in Ezra 8.
The bearer in scripture
One person in scripture bears this name.
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Josiphiah
father of Shelomith
Scripture against society
The two measures, side by side
At a glance
- Verses
- 1 across 1 book
- Bearers
- 1 one person only
- Testament
- Old
- Era
- Return
- Hapax
- Yes occurs exactly once
Using it today
In United States birth records this name is below the reporting threshold. The Social Security Administration does not publish counts under five, so a name given to four children looks the same as one given to none.
In scripture
| Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| First appears | Ezra 8:10 |
Names connected to this one
- Shelomith co-occurrence Appears with Shelomith in Ezra 8.
- Bani co-occurrence Appears with Bani in Ezra 8.
- Isaiah root Shares the element -yah, “Yahweh”.
- Elijah root Shares the element -yah, “Yahweh”.
- Hezekiah root Shares the element -yah, “Yahweh”.
- Mattaniah root Shares the element -yah, “Yahweh”.
- Josiah root Shares the element -yah, “Yahweh”.
- Zedekiah root Shares the element -yah, “Yahweh”.
Origin & meaning
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Ezr.8.10;
father of: Shelomith (H8019H)
§ Josiphiah = "Jehovah adds"
father or ancestor of Shelomith who returned with Ezra
Josiphiah was the father of Shelomith, who was among the exiles who returned with Ezra to Jerusalem.
The biblical story
Josiphiah is mentioned only in Ezr.8.10. He is the father of a man whose descendants returned from the Babylonian exile. His son (referred to as Ben-Josiphiah, meaning "son of Josiphiah") led 160 males who accompanied Ezra on the return journey to Jerusalem. This return occurred during the reign of Artaxerxes, king of Persia. The name appears in a list of family heads who participated in this important return to Jerusalem.
Key verses
Josiphiah appears in 1 verse. Here are some of the most notable:
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And of the sons of Shelomith; the son of Josiphiah, and with him an hundred and threescore males.
Ezra 8:10
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Ezra (1)
- Ezra 8:10